Returning undergraduate students
Most University of York owned accommodation is available for first year's only, however a small number of rooms are allocated to returning students every year.
2024/25 applications
Accommodation applications will open on Thursday 7 December at 12:00 (midday) for returning undergraduate students who want to apply to live on campus for the 2024/25 academic year. Applications will remain open until 5pm on Monday 11 December 2023.
Unfortunately, if you do not submit an application within this time frame, your interest in on-campus accommodation for 2024/25 will not be registered and you will not have the opportunity to apply at a later date or time.
Due to limited availability of on-campus rooms for returning undergraduate students, rooms will be offered and allocated to students based on specific priority groups. If you fall into one of the following groups we would encourage you to apply, however submitting an application unfortunately does not guarantee you a room offer:
- students with additional requirements that cannot be supported off campus
- students who have had their care leaver/estranged status confirmed by the Independent Student team
- students returning from a work placement in the UK or study/work placement abroad, or planning such a placement in 2024/25*
* Students who are planning a placement in 2024/25 will need to have registered for or be actively pursuing a placement to be considered for a room offer.
If you do not fall into one of these categories, we advise looking into private sector accommodation as soon as possible. You can take a look at our advice about private sector accommodation and information if you need a rent guarantor.
2024/25 rent prices
These prices are for 2024/25 continuing students only.
We have rooms available to apply for in Colleges across both East and West. These include: Derwent College, Goodricke College and Halifax College. Images and further details of these rooms can be found in the application portal from 12:00 (midday) on Thursday 7 December.
| Band | Bathroom | Catering | College | Let length | Per week | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band 1 | Shared bathroom | Self-catered | Halifax | 44 | £99 | £4,356 |
| Band 3 | Shared bathroom | Self-catered | Derwent | 44 | £166 | £7,304 |
| Band 3 | Shared bathroom | Self-catered | Goodricke | 44 | £166 | £7,304 |
| Band 3 | Shared bathroom | Self-catered | Goodricke | 50 | £166 | £8,300 |
| Band 3 | Shared bathroom | Self-catered | Halifax | 44 | £166 | £7,304 |
| Band 3 | Ensuite | Self-catered | Derwent | 44 | £183 | £8,052 |
| Band 3 | Ensuite | Self-catered | Goodricke | 44 | £183 | £8,052 |
| Band 3 | Ensuite | Self-catered | Goodricke | 50 | £183 | £9,150 |
| Band 3* | Ensuite* | Self-catered* | Halifax* | 44* | £183* | £8,052* |
| Band 3 (Large) | Ensuite | Self-catered | Goodricke | 44 | £200 | £8,800 |
| Band 3 (Large) | Ensuite | Self-catered | Goodricke | 50 | £200 | £10,000 |
* Please note that room type 'Band 3 ensuite in Halifax College' will not be available to select on the application system, however it may be offered to a small number of students with additional requirements.
How rents are set
Do you want to know how accommodation rent prices are set by the University, and where your rent is being spent? Visit our web pages How rents are set and Where your rent goes for a full explanation.
Care leaver or estranged student status
Students’ Care Leaver Status can be confirmed if a student meets the following criteria, and has provided evidence of this to their student finance provider:
- You’ve been in the care of, or given accommodation by, your local authority
- You were in care for at least 13 weeks
- Your time in care ended after you turned 16
- You have not returned to the care of your parent(s) before the first day of the first academic year of your course
Student’s that have been assessed as an independent student with their student provider on the basis of being estranged and have had this confirmed by the Independent student team are also welcome to apply for a room on campus.
Room allocation process
The application system closes at 5pm on Monday 11 December, and from Tuesday 12 December. Applications will be reviewed and processed on a case-by-case basis rather than a first-come-first-served basis, with the involvement of a panel formed by Disability Services, The Colleges Team, Student Services and the Accommodation Team. We anticipate all applicants will be informed about the outcome of their application by Friday 15 December 2023.
Leave of absence students
If you are currently on a Leave of absence you will be unable to automatically access the application system at 12:00 (midday) on Monday 11 December. In order to be granted access to the booking system, please complete the following form. If you do not fill in the form prior to our applications opening, you will need to contact us directly so we can grant access to the booking system while we are open between Thursday 7 December at 12:00 (midday) to 5pm on Monday 11 December 2023.
Additional requirements students
If you are applying for accommodation under the additional requirements criteria, please ensure you include as much information as you can in the additional requirements section of your application, in addition to uploading supporting evidence. We will not be able to process your application under this criteria without your supporting evidence. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that your application will be successful, but we will be prioritising students with evidence of additional requirements that cannot be supported off campus.
If your additional requirements can be supported in off-campus / private sector accommodation, it is likely that your accommodation application will not be successful.
Private sector accommodation
If you do not fall into the priority groups mentioned on this web page, and have not yet applied for accommodation for the 2024/25 academic year, we advise looking into private housing options as soon as possible. We have a wide range of information on our web pages, specifically about finding accommodation off campus and what you should consider.
For further support and advice you can contact the Student Hub via the self-referral form:
Questions and answers (Q&As)
Please read the following questions and answers if you're interested in applying for returning undergraduate accommodation for the 2024/25 academic year.
Students’ Care Leaver Status can be confirmed if a student meets the following criteria, and have provided evidence of this to their student finance provider:
- You’ve been in the care of, or given accommodation by, your local authority
- You were in care for at least 13 weeks
- Your time in care ended after you turned 16
- You have not returned to the care of your parent(s) before the first day of the first academic year of your course
Student’s that have been assessed as an independent student with their student provider on the basis of being estranged and have had this confirmed by the Independent student team are also welcome to apply for a room on campus.
Accommodation applications will open on Thursday 7 December at 12:00 (midday) for returning students who want to live on campus for the 2024/25 academic year. Applications will remain open until 5pm on Monday 11 December 2023.
Please bear with us while we work through processing applications. As applications are being reviewed and processed on a case-by-case basis with the involvement of a panel formed by Disability Services, Colleges team, Student Services and the Accommodation Team this will take a little longer than usual. Applications will be reviewed from Tuesday 12 December, and we anticipate all applicants will be notified about the outcome of their application by Friday 15 December 2023.
On Thursday 7 December, we will email all 1st and 2nd year students with a link to the booking system. The booking system will be active from 12:00 (midday).
Alternatively, you can keep checking this web page which will be updated with a booking link ready for 12:00 (midday) on Thursday 7 December. Other student communications will also be going out with a link to the booking system from Thursday 7 December, please keep a look out for these.
We will continue to communicate directly with you about your accommodation. If you’d like us to be able to talk to someone else ‐ such as a parent or guardian, you will need to give us permission by updating the ‘Processing your information’ page at the end of your application. You can log back in and edit this at any time up until applications close at 5pm on Monday 11 December.
No. Once the application system closes on Monday 11 December at 5pm, applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis with the involvement of a panel formed by Disability Services, Colleges team, Student Services and the Accommodation Team. We anticipate all applicants will start to be notified about the outcome of their application by Friday 15 December.
If you have a health, welfare or disability requirement, please ensure you have included as much relevant information in the additional requirements section of your application as possible. If you have previously applied for on-campus accommodation and submitted evidence of your additional requirements, your supporting evidence should still be stored on our application system. However, if your circumstances have since changed, please update this so we have the most up-to-date information to be able to accurately review your application for a room on campus.
If you're unable to gather your supporting evidence before applications close at 5pm on Monday 11 December, we would still advise you to apply and include as much information in the additional requirements section of the application form as possible. While it is not guaranteed that you will be offered a room on campus, supplying us with as much information as you can will help us review and process your application as accurately as possible.
If you are currently registered for or are actively pursuing a UK or study/work placement abroad for 2024/25, we would encourage you to apply for on-campus accommodation.
No. We do not require an advanced payment to secure a booking for returning undergraduate students.
The rooms we have available on campus are prioritised for students with additional requirements who cannot be supported off campus, care leavers and estranged students, as well as students returning from a work placement in the UK or study/work placement abroad, or planning such a placement in 2024/25. If you do not fall into one of these priority groups then we advise you to look into accommodation in the private sector with your friend as soon as possible.
We are unable to accommodate group bookings for 2024/25 returners accommodation.
The Team are available via telephone on 01904 322165 or email at accommodation@york.ac.uk during their regular hours of Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, should you need help or have any questions about your application.
The Accommodation Team will be on their winter break from 4pm on Friday 22 December, returning back to work at 10am on Tuesday 2 January 2024.
We only have a select number of rooms and Colleges in which returning accommodation is offered. If the College you would like to live in is not on the list then unfortunately it is not available for 2024/25 returning undergraduate students.
Visit our Private sector accommodation web page and keep a look out for housing events and Facebook groups that are helpful for finding others to live with.
No, all rooms allocated to returning undergraduate students are non-catered.
Yes, you can. If you are currently on a Leave of Absence you will be unable to automatically access the application system at 12:00 (midday) on Monday 11 December.
In order to be granted access to the booking system, please complete the following form. If you do not fill in the form prior to our applications opening, you will need to contact us directly so we can grant access to our booking system while we are open between Thursday 7 December at 12:00 (midday) to 5pm on Monday 11 December 2023.
Please note, if you are successful in securing a room and you do not meet the ‘conditions of return’ on your leave of absence, your booking may be cancelled.
Yes, even if you live in private sector accommodation you will still be a member of a College. Please speak to your College Team for further information.
We understand that finding accommodation for your following year is vitally important, and as such we have listened to feedback and tried to find the best possible time to open applications, avoiding examination periods in particular. If you know you are going to miss the opportunity to apply, we strongly encourage you to seek accommodation in the private sector instead.
Even if you've submitted your application, you'll still be able to log in and edit it up until 5pm on Monday 11 December.