Canterbury accommodation overview

At the University of Kent you can look forward to living in high quality accommodation. Our cosmopolitan student community will give you a unique opportunity to make new friends from many different countries.

Eligibility

New full-time undergraduate students who select Kent as their first choice University and who apply before 31 July in the year of entry will be offered University accommodation.
Students holding Kent as their insurance choice should apply by 31 July in the year of entry and will be offered accommodation subject to availability.
Clearing and Adjustment applicants should apply through the Clearing website and will be offered accommodation in early September, subject to remaining availability.
New postgraduate students who are holding an unconditional offer from Kent and who apply before 31 July in the year of entry will be offered University accommodation.
New undergraduate and postgraduate students who do not meet the 31 July deadline will be offered accommodation, subject to remaining availability.

Accommodation offers for both undergraduate and postgraduate students are sent by email from mid August onwards.

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How our accommodation compares to other universities

Accommodation Costs Survey 2012/13

At the end of 2012 the National Union of Students/Unipol published their ‘Accommodation Costs Survey for 2012/13’. This survey covered 363,366 bed spaces, or 81% of the entire student accommodation market.

Amongst its findings, the survey highlighted the following:

Some institutions no longer have any low-cost rooms for their poorer students.
The average cost of a basic room with an average contract length is now £3,980 a year and very few first year students can expect to pay less than this.

At the University of Kent there are 797 rooms available in 5 bed self-catered houses which cost £3,956 for 2013/14 and 399 part-catered rooms in College halls which cost £3,715 for 2013/14.

The average contract lengths of institutions is 41 weeks.

Undergraduate students at Kent have the choice of 39 or 31 week contracts.

Referring to costs covered in residence fees, the survey showed that 96% of institutions include all utilities; 82% include internet access; 50% include wi-fi internet access and 80% include insurance.

Kent's accommodation costs include all of the above.

Click here to read the full survey.

Accommodation for undergraduates

Self-catered	On central campus, Keynes College and Tyler Court offer en suite bedrooms in flats. Self-catered accommodation with shared bathroom facilities is available in Darwin College and Keynes townhouses. Our student village Park Wood also offers en suite bedrooms in flats and more than 260 five or six-bedroom houses with shared bathroom facilities. Park Wood is located in a beautiful woodland setting and is just a few minutes' walk from central campus. Self-catered flats and houses all have shared kitchens. All self-catered accommodation is offered for a fixed period from September to June, including the winter and spring vacations.
Bed and bistro	This unique accommodation package is available to residents of the main building at Keynes College and Becket Court. The package includes an en suite bedroom and weekday breakfasts and dinners in our flagship bistro, Dolche Vita, located in Keynes College This accommodation is offered for a fixed period from September to June, excluding the winter and spring vacations.
Bed and breakfast	This type of accommodation is offered in Rutherford and Eliot Colleges only. Accommodation costs include breakfast (or an allowance towards an evening meal) in Rutherford dining hall. Other meals may be purchased from a wide variety of catering outlets on campus. Rooms are arranged in corridors with shared bathroom facilities and a small kitchenette (suitable for preparing hot drinks and snacks only). This accommodation is offered for a fixed period from September to June, excluding the winter and spring vacations.

Self-catered

On central campus, Keynes College and Tyler Court offer en suite bedrooms in flats. Self-catered accommodation with shared bathroom facilities is available in Darwin College and Keynes townhouses.

Our student village Park Wood also offers en suite bedrooms in flats and more than 260 five or six-bedroom houses with shared bathroom facilities. Park Wood is located in a beautiful woodland setting and is just a few minutes' walk from central campus.

Self-catered flats and houses all have shared kitchens. All self-catered accommodation is offered for a fixed period from September to June, including the winter and spring vacations.

Bed and bistro

This unique accommodation package is available to residents of the main building at Keynes College and Becket Court. The package includes an en suite bedroom and weekday breakfasts and dinners in our flagship bistro, Dolche Vita, located in Keynes College

This accommodation is offered for a fixed period from September to June, excluding the winter and spring vacations.

Bed and breakfast

This type of accommodation is offered in Rutherford and Eliot Colleges only. Accommodation costs include breakfast (or an allowance towards an evening meal) in Rutherford dining hall. Other meals may be purchased from a wide variety of catering outlets on campus. Rooms are arranged in corridors with shared bathroom facilities and a small kitchenette (suitable for preparing hot drinks and snacks only).

This accommodation is offered for a fixed period from September to June, excluding the winter and spring vacations.

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Accommodation for postgraduates

Self-catered	Woolf College provides postgraduate students with purpose-built accommodation on central campus. All rooms are for single occupancy and have en suite facilities. Most rooms are arranged in flats for 5-8 people with large shared kitchens. Some studio rooms are also available, with their own kitchen facilities. Accommodation at Woolf College is available on a fixed 51-week contract (any postgraduates whose academic registration is shorter than 51 weeks should contact the Accommodation Office for further advice).

Self-catered

Woolf College provides postgraduate students with purpose-built accommodation on central campus.

All rooms are for single occupancy and have en suite facilities. Most rooms are arranged in flats for 5-8 people with large shared kitchens. Some studio rooms are also available, with their own kitchen facilities.

Accommodation at Woolf College is available on a fixed 51-week contract (any postgraduates whose academic registration is shorter than 51 weeks should contact the Accommodation Office for further advice).

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Accommodation for study abroad and Erasmus students at Canterbury

Study abroad and Erasmus students can apply for any undergraduate accommodation at the Canterbury campus.

Accommodation agreements will be issued for the period of your academic registration at the University, ie for the full year or for one/two terms only.