First year

All full-time first year students are offered University accommodation if they have:

• firmly accepted an offer from Kent
• booked accommodation online before the July deadline.

With rooms being allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis, it is recommended that accommodation is booked as soon as possible after an offer has been received.

To find out more about the accommodation available, applicants are encouraged to attend an Open or Visit Day.

• All University rooms have internet connections
• Most University accommodation is offered on a 39-week lease from September to June
• You can apply for accommodation online.

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Second year

Second year students generally live in private rented accommodation off-campus.

The process of choosing housemates and a house normally starts in spring term of the first year and the University provides an off-campus advice service and accredited list of local housing to ensure peace of mind for parents and students.

All accommodation on the University list will have been visited by a staff member from the Accommodation Office and meet minimum safety standards. Most landlords already have experience of letting properties to students, and the scheme has the added advantage of dealing directly with the landlord/owner and avoiding letting agent fees or commission.

Help available:

• Free housing advice, guide and a student housing fair
• List of off-campus housing and landlords
• Accommodation message board.

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Final year

As in the second year, final year students generally live in private rented accommodation off-campus.

Spring term of the second year is when decisions are made, and students again have access to the University's off-campus advice service and accredited list of local housing to ensure peace of mind for parents and students.

All accommodation on the University list will have been visited by a staff member from the Accommodation Office and meet minimum safety standards. Most landlords already have experience of letting properties to students, and the scheme has the added advantage of dealing directly with the landlord/owner and avoiding letting agent fees or commission.

Help available:

• Free housing advice, guide and a student housing fair
• List of off-campus housing and landlords
• Accommodation message board.

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Postgraduate

The accommodation at Woolf College is provided and managed on behalf of the University by UPP Residential Services, a private accommodation provider. Woolf is located at the centre of the University campus and provides a focal point for postgraduate study at our Canterbury campus. The College offers self-catering en suite accommodation for 544 graduate students and has its own reception hub and launderette.

Woolf provides the latest in student comfort and amenities and the rooms are arranged in flats of 6 to 8 bedrooms each with their own large kitchens. All bedrooms are networked to the University’s main computer system and have their own ensuite shower, sink and toilet facilities within the room.

Standard size ensuite rooms are 12 sq metres and there are also some large rooms and studio rooms at 17 sq metres. The studios have cooking facilities within the room.

Accommodation at Woolf is offered on an annual contract to full-time postgraduate students. Rental costs are equivalent to £102.90 per week for 2011-12 over the licence period. Large rooms are equivalent to £120.12 per week and studio rooms are equivalent to £125.44 per week.

There is no car parking for any student residents but there is easy access to the local bus service where a subsidised annual season ticket can be purchased for £210 at the start of the academic year.

To qualify for an offer of university accommodation, you must apply online by 31 July. At the application stage you will also need to make a £300 advance payment of rent.

Whilst we have some accommodation available for couples, please note that we are not able to offer University housing for families with children.

If you need further advice or information please contact the University Accommodation Office directly on 01227 766660 or email us accomm@kent.ac.uk.

Off-campus accommodation

For those students who prefer to live off campus, our Accommodation Office is pleased to offer advice and assistance in seeking housing in the private rented sector.

More information about living in non-university accommodation off-campus in Canterbury is available on our accommodation website.

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