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Many
of the halls date from the early 1900’s and were the homes
of Leicester’s wealthy industrialists.
The magnificent Edwardian houses, set in landscaped grounds, have
been extended to include modern refectories and bedroom blocks.
The
Oadby Halls are about 3.5km from campus in leafy suburbs linked
to the university by cycle routes.
College
Hall in Knighton is the closest to the university campus and is
less than 1.5km from the main site.
A good
public service runs between the halls and the campus during term
times. There is also a women’s minibus service at night. Shops,
pubs and restaurants are within walking distance and there is a
regular public bus service to the city centre.
The
halls provide catered accommodation and 14 meals a week. Each block
or house has a small kitchen area for making hot drinks and snacks.
All the halls have similar facilities and each hall houses both
male and female students of all years and courses.
Each hall has a Junior Common Room Committee that is elected by
the students on an annual basis. Most importantly, they provide
a range of entertainment including balls, concerts, films and sport
events from your annual subscription.
The
halls offer you a place to live, study and relax. There is the opportunity
to meet students who may be taking other courses to your own, chat
in the common room, enjoy a programme in the TV room or play darts
or pool in the bar.
Self
catered accommodation:
The
University of Leicester’s self catered accommodation is offered
on four main locations close to the University and City centre.
Freemen’s Common and Nixon Court are adjacent to the campus.
Salisbury Road Houses, Goscote House and the Ratcliffe Residences
(Clare, Elms Road and Mary Fee Houses) are situated 15-30 minutes
walk away.
All
of these are close to public transport, shops, pubs and restaurants.
Most of the self-catered accommodation is purpose built, offering
mainly single study bedrooms and a communal kitchen, bathroom/shower
and a laundry. Some larger, older houses have also been converted
to provide similar facilities.
Life
in self-catered accommodation is less structured than that in the
halls, but social and sporting activities are arranged.
Self
catered accommodation at the University of Leicester:
Clare
Houses
Purpose built and converted houses
Elms Road
113 spaces
Elms
Road Houses
Purpose built converted house
Elms Road
200 spaces
Freemen’s
Common Houses
Purpose built
Welford Road
360 spaces
Mary
Gee Houses
Purpose built converted houses
Ratcliffe Road
360 spaces
Nixon
Court
Purpose built
Putney Road
707 spaces
Salisbury
Houses
Converted houses
Salisbury Road area
95 spaces
Goscote
House
Flats
Sparkenhoe Street
135 spaces
John
Frears House
4 single and 16 double rooms
St. James Road
20 spaces
Privately
rented accommodation:
Some
students prefer to make their own arrangements for private accommodation
from day one and some students prefer to move out after their first
year.
The standard of properties is high in Leicester and prices are reasonable
– from around £38 a week plus utility bills. Nearly all
student properties are within walking distance of the University.
If
you are more interested in renting privately in Leicester, help
is available from the Private Sector Accommodation Service,
based at the Student Union. Contact the Private Sector Accommodation
Service on 0116 223 1180.
The
Student Union:
The
Student Union is the life and soul of your student life at the University
of Leicester. Your years at university will shape the rest of your
life and the Student Union will help you make the most of them.
The Union or the Percy Gee Building (as it’s affectionately
known) is at the hub of campus life.
They provide entertainment and leisure facilities, academic and
welfare advice and help with your accommodation as well as other
services.
When
you enrol at the University of Leicester, you automatically become
a member of the Student Union. Being your union, it needs your involvement
to make it work.
You can get more involved in the Union by joining societies or sports
teams or even standing for a position on a committee or even becoming
part of the Union Council itself.
For more information on your stay in Leicester, go to 'see also'
at the top of this page.
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