- Bedding (try Primark)
- Cooking equipment
- Textbooks & stationery
- Freshers week (tickets, drinks, fancy dress)
- Deposit for halls (although this is normally payable when your offer of accommodation is made, and is refundable)
- Anything with which to decorate your room (try the eBay home decor section - it's great & v cheap)
- Society memberships
- Bus pass (although this isn't necessary everywhere, and sometimes it works out more expensive than just buying returns).
- Gym (if you use it; universities often have cheap deals for their own gyms)
- TV licence isn't necessary unless you plan on watching live television (BBC or otherwise). You don't need to pay it if you only use catch-up services, or only use your TV for watching DVDs / playing games.
- Access to bike sheds