Leicester Official Accommodation Thread

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Original post by 16rlee

Hi, I have insured Leicester and was looking at the accommodation. I dont really understand the "To apply first select your pathway" when I click on it i can choose anything and the application type, course type and pathway are grey but I cant choose a 'session', I dont really know what that is. Was just hoping someone could explain it 😅.
Thanks

Hi @16rlee ,

Great to hear you've put us down as your insurance choice! If you're trying to have a look at the different types of accommodation we offer, the best place to head to is: https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/accommodation?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=tsr&utm_campaign=2021enquiryprofile&utm_content=various and then click on the purple 'browse our halls' button on the right-hand side. You can then see all of our accommodation and filter according to budget, room type, location etc. :smile:

In terms of applying for accommodation - if you have put Leicester down as your insurance choice, you won't need to worry about applying for accommodation until Results Day (if you decide to come to Leicester!). We guarantee accommodation for first years, as long as you have applied by 1 September so no need to worry about this for now! Hope that helps.

I'm not too sure which page you were looking at that was asking you to select a pathway and session etc. but if you let me know and I can try and point you in the right direction!

Best wishes,

Ellie

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16rlee

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Oh right, I understand what to do know thanks for the help (:

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Anonymous #3

Has anyone lived in the One-Bedroom Rooms in Nixon Court Blocks F-K before? What was it like? I couldn't find much pictures on it; the most I could find was from Leicester's Flickr page, but that was almost 6 years ago, so I assume a lot has changed since then.

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Original post by Anonymous

Has anyone lived in the One-Bedroom Rooms in Nixon Court Blocks F-K before? What was it like? I couldn't find much pictures on it; the most I could find was from Leicester's Flickr page, but that was almost 6 years ago, so I assume a lot has changed since then.

Hi!

I just wanted to point you in the right direction for some more information on Nixon Court Blocks F-K. If you click here, this will take you to a couple more pictures, facilities and what's provided. Nixon Court is part of 'The City' accommodation.

Hope this helps - hopefully some of our recent graduates and current students may be able to tell you a bit more about their experience staying at Nixon Court. You've got the best of both worlds staying in The City accommodation though, as you're just a 10-minute walk to campus and 15-minutes from the city of Leicester.

Please do let me know if you have any other questions we can help answer :smile:

Best wishes,

Ellie

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Anonymous #4

Hi I have an offer for medicine and will firm Leicester, is it better to live in the city where it is closer (for any early mornings) or is it better to live in the village where it is cheaper and better social life?

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Hi @Anonymous #4,

Firstly, congratulations on your offer to study Medicine at the University of Leicester - that's great news!

There are advantages to both options and as you have mentioned the campus (including the George Davis Centre, where the Medical school is based) is nearer the City Centre than The Village. However, a lot of first year students live in The Village in Oadby as it is great place where everyone can make friends and socialise together.

To put it into perspective, Medicine is a 5 year degree so if you decided to live in The Village in first year, then you have the opportunity to live nearer to the City Centre after first year where you would be nearer to the Medical School facilities. Therefore, you would the opportunity to experience living in both settings!

I hope this is helpful, but ultimately it is down to your decision. However, hopefully this gives you some information to weigh up both perspectives to help you make the right choice for you.

All the best,
Ross

(edited 2 years ago)

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Anonymous #4

Hello I was wondering if there are any “quieter” areas in the village to live i.e. where less parties take place? Or are they all about the same?

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Hi @anonymous #4,

That is a really good question to ask!

There isn’t any specific rooms which are designated ‘quiet zones’, although often blocks located on the edge of The Village may be less noisy as they are further away from other blocks and the centre of The Village.

Halls of residence with only 2nd or 3rd year students are often quieter as students have got over freshers and generally have more commitments so are therefore less likely to party.

I hope this answers your question!

Best wishes,
Ross

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Kxtie303

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Hi, I wanted to ask why the freshers week isn’t included in the accommodation contracts. I don’t fancy travelling in everyday just for freshers events but confused as to why the week isn’t included but the contract extends till July?

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anonymous 260522

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I was wondering what accommodation typically becomes available at clearing stage if I take my insurance choice at Leicester after exam results day. Would prefer an en-suite but imagine there would be non available at that stage normally?

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Original post by Kxtie303

Hi, I wanted to ask why the freshers week isn’t included in the accommodation contracts. I don’t fancy travelling in everyday just for freshers events but confused as to why the week isn’t included but the contract extends till July?

Hi @Kxtie303 sorry for taking so long to get back to you on this- we've had some recent staff changes.

Just to follow up though- your contract for the University of Leicester accommodation does include the week of freshers! You will typically move in the weekend before freshers week starts (it's slightly earlier if you are a medical student)

I hope that makes sense but happy to chat more if you have questions- Alisha :smile:

(Student Recruitment Support Officer)

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