Aberystwyth University Accommodation

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Accommodation policy

“New undergraduates (Home and European Union students) are guaranteed a place in accommodation managed by the University for their first year provided they apply before 1st August and respond to the offer of accommodation within the deadlines detailed in the Accommodation Offer.

New postgraduate students are guaranteed a place in accommodation managed by the University for their first year provided they apply before 1st September and respond to the offer of accommodation within the deadlines detailed in the Accommodation Offer.

Full time International students (undergraduates and postgraduates) are guaranteed a place in accommodation managed by the University, throughout the duration of their taught courses, provided that applications are made at the appropriate time in each year of residence.

Facilities

Most residences have their own or are near to a laundry and computer room. All have a dedicated wardening team as well as a 24hr security network.

Residences

Accomodation is located either on the main Penglais campus, in town, or on the seafront. A quick rundown of each residence is below.

Penbryn 550-ish students. Supposed to be catered, but you get a pre-loaded meal card with a set cash value which some may find only enough for one meal a day. Restaurant used to have a reputation for serving inedible food, but has been done up recently, winning many awards for the quality of the food provided. The halls have their own own laundry and computer room. Quite old, and it shows, although refurbishments are currently taking place. Large corridor sizes too, you could be sharing with up to 20 others! Mainly first years, and party loving first years at that with great social lives.

Pantycelyn Found between campus and the hospital and is mostly Welsh-speaking, being home mainly to students with Welsh as their first language. Nice-looking building, but has a lot of twin rooms. Also catered with the meal card, and provides a computer room and a laundry facilities. 250-ish students

Cwrt Mawr. The main self-catered halls on campus [so consequently has a reputation for being very party-like, but Penbryn can certainly rival this]. Flats vary from 6 - 11 people, all blocks were recently done up. Has amenity block with its own computer room, games rooms, laundry, and has a very popular bar run by the Guild of Students. 550-ish students

Trefloyne A more recently-built version of Cwrt Mawr where all flats have 7 rooms. Shares a laundry and computer room with Rosser. Many of the Trefloyne flats have been refurbished in recent years, and now include leather sofas in the kitchen areas. 150-ish students

Rosser Only en-suite residence on campus, so is very popular despite its rather small rooms. 8 people to a flat and was built around the same time as Trefloyne. Has a computer room and laundry, and recently had a bar, but this was closed at the end of the 06/07 academic year. 300-ish students, eaching having their own shower, sink and toilet, and sharing a kitchen with the 7 other members of their flat.

Pentre Jane Morgan. The student village, over the bridge from the main road from Penbryn and campus. Houses of mainly 5 or 6 students. Mainly a third year place, but home to a lot of freshers too, as student numbers rise. Has an amenity block with computer room and laundry. It's the largest residence, with nearly 1000 students, but it does have a stroing sense of community, and is surprisingly quiet.

Brynderw. Next to the School of Art, overlooking the retail park with Lidl and Argos, and the train station/bus station. About halfway from the centre of town, and penglais campus. Self-catered flats of 4-6 people, non-ensuite. Does not have its own laundry, although there are a few laundrettes located nearby in town. 150-ish students.

Seafront residences. Most are on the seafront, some are on the street behind. Alexandra Hall is the most recently refurbished with some en-suites, but is the most expensive. There are laundries in Alexandra Hall and Pumlumon, but nearest computer rooms are in the Old College. You'll get great views if you get a sea view room. Clarendon House is also here, which offers en-suite accomodation for postgrads. 700-ish students.

Rents are around the £85 a week margin for self-catered, £97 for en-suite, and about £103 a week for catered (no en-suite available). Self-catered accommodation includes the Christmas and Easter vacations, and catered now also covers this period (excluding Pantycalen). The fees include basic contents insurance and an internet connection.

Private sector

Private sector accomodation in Aberystwyth can vary, and the better accomodation is in pretty short supply. Most second year students will live in the private sector for their second year, and most of these houses are located in the town centre itself. Private sector houses range from huge 10-bedroom houses to small 2-person flats. Some students also live in Llanbadarn village and in Waun Fawr [the village behind Penglais campus at the top of the hill, you'll go through it if you're getting the bus to Morrisons/Llanbadarn]. The standard is usually pretty good; the Accomodation Office holds a list of private sector housing, along with the landlords' contact details. Estate agents are also in town which cater for students, but experience has shown it to be better, and cheaper, to not go through the agents and instead contact landlords directly. Rents in town vary, you could pay from £55-£75 a week for houses not including bills and £70-£90 for houses including bills, however bills (Including Internet) are NOT included in most cases. (This varies depending on the standard and size (Smaller flats are generally more expnsive per person) of accommodation)

Applying

Once you have accepted your conditional or unconditional offer, and placed Aberystwyth as your firm or insurance choice, you will be invited, from April, to use the online application system to apply for accommodation. Students with unconditional offers will have their applications processed as soon as they are fully completed through the Admissions Office (where by the have accepted and confirmed their firm choice to study at Aberystwyth), whilst students with conditional offers will have their applications processed as soon as they have met the terms of their offer and also confirmed their place. Students are advised to respond to their accommodation offer as soon as it is sent out.

Contact Details

The Accommodation Office, Penbryn, Penglais, Aberystwyth, SY23 3BY Tel: +44 (0)1970 622984 Email: accommodation@aber.ac.uk Website: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/undergrad/accommodation/