I have an ensuite in Ranmoor anyone want to swap fo city accommodation ?

Anyone in the city want to swap for my Ranmoor accommodation?

how come you want to swap?

Wow I'm a Sheff graduate and I would NEVER have swapped Ranmoor for City accomodation!! 10 min bus ride away for the newest accommodation and en suite yes please

Isn't City accomodation way closer to the uni though?

It is yeah, but Ranmoor and Endcliffe are only a half hour walk or 10 minute bus ride away, down pretty much 1 straight road. It's on a hill so the walk back from uni can be a bit tiring but to be honest everything in Sheffield is on a hill. The standard of the halls is just much higher as well.

I can't speak for the atmosphere, maybe City is better, I don't know, I was in Ranmoor. I believe City has quite a lot more international and mature students though, who don't necessarily want the freshers / ring of fire / beer pong life so much.

Basically City does sound more convenient and might have an ok atmosphere but Ranmoor and Endcliffe, in my opinion, are still very convenient and do have a really good atmosphere.

That's good then - I've been allocated Ravenstones in Ranmoor and was worried about how far I was from the uni. I've heard that Ranmoor is mostly second years though - would you say it still has a good freshers atmosphere? How convenient is Ranmoor when it comes to doing your food shop or wanting to go into the city? Sorry for all the questions lol just curious!

I don't think it is mostly second years, as most second years move into private student housing! When I was there it was all freshers, or seemed like it anyway. Not much difference between a fresher and a second year anyway, they all go out!!

Ranmoor and Endcliffe both have good freshers atmospheres. Ranmoor is slightly smaller though, but with nicer, newer accommodation. I got to know a lot of people in Endcliffe and spent a lot of time there, as there was sometimes more going on (it's across the road from Ranmoor). Bear in mind that when you start uni and join societies and everything you won't only know and socialise with Ranmoor people, you'll have a wider circle.

Your nearest supermarket is a Morrisons which is a 10 minute walk away. As it's a local, it can be quite pricey. It's good for basics like milk and bread, but for a proper food shop I'd recommend getting delivery from Asda or Tesco or something. Most students end up doing this, you see the vans going round all the time, works out a lot cheaper.

To go into the city it's the same bus as the one to uni, only you stay on it longer. I think it's the 120, it goes from right outside the accommodation.

Basically though Ranmoor is really good. If I were choosing again now I'd probably go for it over the others, Endcliffe a close second.

I don't mind the questions I had about 1,000 before I started uni, most of them completely unnecessary as I was over thinking everything. If I can help with anything else let me know!

Thank you so much!! That's so helpful. Just a few more questions if you don't mind! How much was the bus to uni? Did you end up getting a bus pass or anything like that or was it just more efficient to pay each time? Is there anything I should be bringing to uni that most people don't think to (or vice versa, not bringing something as I don't need it)? How was the accommodation itself, did you find the room space to be adequate and the en suite to be okay? And how is a night out in sheffield? I'm coming from the Midlands so I've heard I'll find it a hell of a lot cheaper due to it being further north