Newcastle University (NCL) Accommodation chat thread and FAQ

Hi Everyone

All Offer Holders can now apply for Accommodation for the 2023/2024 academic year!

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them in this thread and we would be happy to help you as much as we can.

Please find some helpful information and links below to help you apply for accommodation.

Accommodation choice

We have 11 Undergraduate and 4 Postgraduate accommodation sites available across Newcastle. Please visit our Accommodation website to view them all. Each accommodation is unique and we would advise all applicants to check out each of them before they apply. Some accommodation sites have virtual tours allowing you to get a real life feeling of the accommodation.

Applying for Accommodation

Applying for student accommodation with us is straightforward. Check out our handy step-by-step guide. We do not assign rooms based on the date you apply, so there is no rush to complete your application. Just remember to submit your application by 31st July to be covered by our New Student Guarantee.

New Student Guarantee

We guarantee all first-year undergraduate and postgraduate taught students' accommodation through our New Student Guarantee. We will try to allocate you based on your preferences; however, this is not always possible. The New Student Guarantee is an offer of a room which may be University-owned, a managed partnership, or occasionally with a local accommodation provider. For more information on the Guarantee and to check whether you are eligible, please follow this link.

Book Now

Book Now is available to students who have an academic status of ‘Unconditional Firm’ at the time of applying and meet the other conditions of the accommodation guarantee. Book Now allows you to choose your accommodation immediately. Book Now will be available until 30 June, with 20% - 40% of each University residence made available during this time. Rooms may be released in stages up until 30 June depending on demand.

Payment Guide

You can find information on how to pay for accommodation, payment schedules and much more by visiting this website.

What happens next?

Our rooms are not allocated on a first come, first served basis, with the exception to rooms reserved through the Book Now process, to ensure we can assign rooms in a way that is as fair as possible to all students that have met the conditions of the New Student Guarantee. Instead, you will be assigned a random number in our system after the application deadline. We will then process applications in this numerical order. We will make every effort to assign you accommodation according to your choices, but in some instances, we may need to offer you an alternative. Don’t worry, you’ll have a great experience wherever you live. When allocating accommodation, we aim to create a diverse mix of students in each flat. If you are a mature student, we try to place you with students of a similar age where possible. We will allocate rooms after A Level Results Day.


For more information on what happens after you apply for accommodation, please follow this link.

Elliott

Hi Elliott,

How long after results day can I expect to receive confirmation of the actual accommodation I have been given?

Many thanks