Accommodation!?!?

Hi!

I have confirmed my place to start at CCCU Medway Campus in April and I am now deciding whether to apply for accommodation or not. Currently I live in South East London so would take around 45 minutes - one hour to commute everyday so I previously was considering accommodation. However, my parents are now moving out to Maidstone (before I start the course) so this journey will only be 30 minutes each way now which seems a lot more reasonable. Problem is I'm not sure whether I'd still like to move into halls for the first year for the experience of it - I'm an NHS student so this will only increase my student loan by about £2000 and that is all I will have to pay at the end of the course so that's not really the problem. It's just that now I have chose the Medway campus I don't REALLYYY feel as though it's a student town and although Rochester is close with a few bars etc I just don't know whether it will be worth it / I'll enjoy my time. I would only live in accommodation for the first year and would commute the next 2 to save on money. I just like the idea of the whole experience of moving out of home and having to look after myself more etc....and now I'm wishing I chose the Canterbury campus for this reason

I don't know whether I'm just being crazy and I should just commute due to the location & the fact it isn't that far away!? Any advice / opinions appreciated!