A Quick Guide to Housing
Housing & Accomodation
So it’s come to that time of the year again where we all consider our housing options for the next academic year. I know this can seem like a daunting prospect but we’ve written a quick guide to all your options for the next year as well as how ISOC can help you.
Advantages
- Food provided
- Bills paid for in advance
- Close to all departments so easily walkable
- Have the option of a range of room types including shared bathroom, en-suite, shared flat and your own flat
- On campus – security available
- Room cleaned for you
Disadvantages
- Can often be more expensive than living in a house
- May be loud (depending on neighbours)
- No facilities to cook your own food unless you choose to have a flat/share a flat with a friend
(Raleigh Park and Broadgate Park)
Advantages
- Bills paid for in advance
- Option to cook your own food
- Can choose who you want to stay with as well as the option of female only flats
- Range of sites with varying distances from UP
- Security included
- Communal areas cleaned for you (depending on the site and room type – so check beforehand)
Disadvantages
- Again, more expensive than staying in a house
- May be loud depending on neighbours
- Can be a longer walk to uni depending on which site you stay on and where you go for lectures
- Need to clean your own room
Advantages
- Bills included
- Cheaper than halls
- More freedom to do what you want (in a good way of course!) A massive plus!
Disadvantages
- Can depend on who you choose to live with as to how good an experience this is – so choose wisely
- Need to distribute chores
- Need to be more alert about staying safe, for example locking doors
Advantages
- Cheaper than halls
- More freedom – a massive plus!
Disadvantages
- Again, depends who you choose to live with
- Need to split bills and sort out who will sort them out
- Need to distribute chores
- Need to be more alert about staying safe, for example locking doors etc
Advantages
- Free!
- Food provided, bills paid for
Disadvantages
- Only feasible if you live close enough to commute to uni
- May not have the same ‘university experience’ as others who move away from home do
There are a few main areas that students normally live in from UoN and these include Lenton, Dunkirk, Beeston and Wollaton. People normally choose where to stay according to where their course is based. After choosing/finding your housemates, choose an area you all want to live in before starting house hunting! Make sure you are all looking for common ideals in your house and have agreed on a similar budget. And remember starting early does not necessarily mean you have the best deal; some people find very good deals in March but the earlier you start the better. Most people sign a contract in Jan/Feb.
The main ways people find housing is either online themselves or through an agent. Online, Unipol and Rightmove are good websites. Agent wise, Nicholas Humphreys is well known but remember agents charge you extra for finding you a house.
How can ISOC help?
As ISOC is a student-run organisation itself, ISOC can’t actually find you a house or sign contracts personally but we can find you potential housemates and point you in the right direction. As we are students ourselves, any advice we give is through our own experiences/other people’s experiences so please bare this in mind!
We hope this has helped you and if you need more information, please contact us.
Unsure about Something?
Please do not hesitate to contact us! We are more than happy to help you as best as we can.