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Halifax College accommodation

Halifax, our largest college with 962 rooms, sits on the edge of Heslington Village. It offers a variety of self-catered houses, flats, and family accommodation set around leafy courtyards, all surrounded by green space.

The college features two large common rooms, a quiet study room, a computer room with a printer, and a cash point. A small amount of resident parking is also available.

Room types and prices 2025/26

Room type Bathroom Catering Location Let length Per week Per year
Economy Shared Bathroom Self-catered Halifax College
(St Lawrence)

Campus West
40 weeks £99 £3,960
Shared bathroom Shared Bathroom Self-catered Halifax College
(St Lawrence)

Campus West
40 weeks £141 £5,640
Shared bathroom Shared Bathroom Self-catered Halifax College
Campus West
40 weeks £176 £7,040
Large ensuite Ensuite Self-catered Halifax College
Campus West
40 weeks £211 £8,440
Room type Bathroom Catering Location Let length Per week Per year
Ensuite Ensuite Self-catered Halifax College
Campus West
51 weeks £194 £9,894
Large ensuite Ensuite Self-catered Halifax College
Campus West
51 weeks £211 £10,761

St Lawrence Court, Shared bathroom

Accommodation at Halifax College is in St Lawrence Court, laid out in courtyards of flats around grassy squares near the St Lawrence common room.

Each room has its own private washbasin, while bathroom facilities are shared between the house. Each house has one main kitchen and one smaller kitchen with some extra seating, counter space and amenities.

Each house will be shared between 20 students.

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 Bedroom in St Lawrence Court. Example room layout. Actual layout and furnishings may vary. 

Halifax College, Shared bathroom

Shared bathroom accommodation is spread throughout Halifax College at Ingram, Wood, Irwin, Lindley and Younger Courts.

Arranged in communal houses and courtyards, bathroom facilities and kitchens are shared between residents of each house. Each room has a private washbasin for personal use.

  • 10 - 12 students per flat/kitchen

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A band 3 shared bathroom bedroom in halifax college

Example room layout. Actual layout and furnishings may vary. 

Halifax College, Ensuite bathroom

Ensuite accommodation at Halifax college can be found at Ainsty and Hickleton Courts, directly opposite the Halifax College Reception.

Arranged in squares of houses around a central courtyard, kitchen facilities are shared by residents of each house.

Each house will be shared between an average of 6 - 8 students.

Take a 360 tour of ensuite accommodation

A band 3 ensuite bedroom in Halifax 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

The Library
14 minutes walk
D Bar/cafe
14 minutes walk
Spring Lane Building
14 minutes walk
The Lounge bar/cafe
12 minutes walk
York Sports Cenre
10 minutes walk

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