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Derwent College accommodation

Derwent is one of York’s oldest colleges, located on Campus West and home to two Students’ Union–run bars and cafés, as well as a dining hall.

Its 1960s buildings house around 562 rooms, offering a mix of room types in open-corridor layouts that are great for socialising.

Room types and prices 2026/27

Room type Bathroom Catering Location Let length Per week Per year
Shared bathroom Shared Bathroom Catered Derwent College
Campus West
40 weeks £209 £8,360
Large shared bathroom Shared Bathroom Catered Derwent College
Campus West
40 weeks £236 £9,440
Shared bathroom Shared Bathroom Catered Derwent College
(Quad)

Campus West
40 weeks £246 £9,840

Derwent College, Shared bathroom

Conveniently located near The Courtyard Bar and D Bar, with the green space of the Quiet Place on their doorstep, these blocks share bathroom facilities with other students in the same corridor. Most rooms also come with their own private washbasin. 

Most of these rooms are in corridor-style layouts in our original Derwent College buildings.

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We also offer larger versions of this shared bathroom accommodation in Derwent College. These rooms are very similar in layout but are approximately 30% larger overall.

A band 2 shared bathroom bedroom in Derwent College

Example room layout. Actual layout and furnishings may vary. 

Derwent College (Quad), Shared bathroom

These rooms are located just outside of the main Derwent College buildings, in more recently built blocks. Each house has its own kitchen and bathroom facilities, and each room has a private washbasin.

Each house will be shared between an average of 14 students.

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A band 3 bedroom in Derwent College

Example room layout. Actual layout and furnishings may vary. 

Facilities

A mixture of covered and uncovered bike storage
Located near your accommodation block
Common room
A shared social space for members of your college

What's near

D Bar/cafe
2 minutes walk
Market square shops
5 minutes walk
Courtyard Bar/cafe
3 minutes walk
Spring Lane Building
4 minutes walk
The Library
6 minutes walk
York Sports Centre
10 minutes walk

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