York accommodation 2023/2024

I'm a Business Management student and currently all my modules are based on west campus. This is because of the new recently built church lane building which is based on west campus, a 2 minute walk east of the library. Based off the campus map which I will link for you and the university page saying band 2 Vanbrugh is "Le Page Courts" for Vanbrugh you should be in the heart of campus west. Just remember that Vanbrugh is one of the most competitive accommodations to get so applying early is a must. It may also be best to enquire with the university about where most of your lessons will be based.

I currently live on campus east and in terms of commuting I normally have to plan my commuting around the bus which can cancel at times or only come every 30 minutes which can cause me to have to turn up to lessons earlier then I want. Depending on the module location if a lectures on in church lane it will take me about 10 minutes to walk their however I've had lectures on the far west side of west campus by the Psychology building near James college which can take me an extra 15 minutes to walk their. So there's many pro's and con's to living on east campus the main benefit is that everything is newer. One thing to think about though is that from my experience there isn't many people studying my course at my college. However if you were closer to your course you may have flat mates who study the same subject.

Campus map: https://www.york.ac.uk/map/#locid177

Vanbrugh accommodation page: https://www.york.ac.uk/study/accommodation/rooms-prices/vanbrugh/

Looks like I'm going to have to go into the private sector since I didn't get an accommodation offer, anyone have any recommendations for private accommodation?

Looks like I'm going to have to go into the private sector since I didn't get an accommodation offer, anyone have any recommendations for private accommodation?

Hi, you could look into private halls such as Student Roost and Abode, but these can be quite expensive and sell out quickly. Your best bet is joining second and third year Facebook groups and seeing if anyone needs a replacement tenant. You can still attend freshers events on campus, and while it might seem scary they may be able to guide you around and give you some good advice about uni life. I know some people last year who didn't get accommodation and all found each other through group chats and were able to all get a house together quite late on, so if you do find some others look at York student accom websites such as IG properties, Quantum, Adam Bennett and see if they still have houses available.

Hi @Nicolachap,
Derwent M Block rooms are band 2 shared bathroom catered rooms. A few of them are large band 2 shared bathroom catered rooms and two rooms are without a sink. She should know from her accommodation offer email which room she's been allocated.

The students who have been allocated the rooms without a sink have been told in their offer email that there is no sink and their room price has been adjusted slightly. All other rooms have a sink. Hopefully that helps.

You can compare the colleges, rooms, and prices on this webpage.

You may also like to use the 360 feature to view a room that will be similar to your daughter's band 2 shared bathroom room on this webpage. There's also some more information on there such as how many students she'll be sharing with.

Thanks and let us know if you need anything else.

If anyone joining York for this academic year has any questions about accommodation. Feel free to ask.

Thank you so much for your info. Do you happen to know if m block rooms have a two pin plug near the sink, for electric toothbrushes/shavers etc?
Many thanks

Looks like I'm going to have to go into the private sector since I didn't get an accommodation offer, anyone have any recommendations for private accommodation?

If anyone joining York for this academic year has any questions about accommodation. Feel free to ask.

I know this post is for last year. I'm hoping I will still get a reply. I'm looking at applying for David Kato or Anne Lister for September and I am just wondering what is around in terms of food shopping, I have tried to look on google maps and they all look quite far away, is there any busses etc?

I think a lot of people on East tend to just get their shopping delivered since it’s so much easier. You can also get on the 67 bus to Lawrence Street and go to Foss Island which has an Iceland, Waitrose, Lidl and Morrisons 🙂