University of Essex Accommodation

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Essex has a range of accommodation suited to a variety of needs all within walking distance of the academic departments and campus facilities. Every flat has self-catering facilities, including microwave oven and freezers and each room has a telephone with free internal service and a connection point with access to the internet and university networks without further charge.

All living areas will be shared with students from all over the world, giving you the opportunity to make new friends from many diverse cultures. It will be an experience in learning how to live with others but in the knowledge that you have your own space in your bedroom for those times when you want privacy.

The residences:

• The Towers
• Wolfson Court
• The Houses
• South Courts
• University Quays

The Towers

There are six residential towers on the university campus which now form a local landmark! The central location of these residences means that residents are close to all of the University amenities. The walking distance to the centre of campus is approximately 2-3 minutes. Each Tower accommodates between 143 and 233 students in self-contained flats of 13 to 16 residents. Most of the flats have a central kitchen/dining area with rooms located on either side, together with showers and toilets. In addition there are a few smaller flats located at either the top or the bottom of the tower with between three and seven rooms.

The North Towers Accommodation is close to the Houses and Wolfson Court towards the northern edge of campus. The South Towers are more vibrant due to their central position near the heart of the campus close to the Sports Centre and the Students Union facilities such as Sub Zero and Cafe Mondo.

The Towers have between 12 and 16 floors with a flat on each floor with some panoramic views from the higher floors. There are two lifts in each building and an emergency staircase

this year charges are as followed for the towers

North Towers A (Rayleigh & Keynes) Daily Rate Weekly Rate

• Full academic year rent charges £9.22 £64.54
• Exchange student part year rent charges* £9.96 £69.72
• You share with 13 in each flat with 4 showers and 4 loos

North Towers B (Tawney & William Morris) Daily Rate Weekly Rate

• Full academic year rent charges £9.15 £64.05
• Exchange student part year rent charges* £9.98 £69.23
• You share with 14 people in each flat with 3 loos and 2 showers, and tawney the best tower on campus

South Towers Daily Rate Weekly Rate

• Full academic year rent charges £8.78 £61.46
• Exchange student part year rent charges* £9.52 £66.84
• You share with 16 people with 4 loos and 2 showers

And don't worry about have to wait for a showers cos the longest your wait is 5 mins due to every one being on different timetables, and they are clean everyday by the cleaners so they are not dirty at all, and living in the towers you will have the time of your life.

Wolfson Court

This is a small residence situated on the north side of the campus between two of the towers with the lakes to the rear. The walking distance to the centre of campus is approximately 2-3 minutes. There are eight flats in this two-storey building, each housing seven students. The self-contained flats have a shared kitchen with dining area, shower and separate toilet facilities. Each room has a washbasin

This years cost

• Full academic year rent charges £68.67
• Exchange student part year rent charges £73.85

They are very quite in the wolfson court, never meet any one from there

The Houses

Houses (Anne Knight, Isaac Rebow, Josephine Butler, Richard Wood, Swaynes and Thomas Hopper)

The Houses are located on the north side of campus in pleasant parkland. The walking distance to the centre of campus is approximately 5 minutes. There are six houses each of which is a three-storey residence accommodating 42 or 46 students. The accommodation is arranged in self-contained flats of four, five or six students sharing a kitchen. Each room has its own en suite shower and toilet facilities.

This year cost Daily Rate Weekly Rate

• Full academic year rent charges £13.20 £92.40
• Exchange student part year rent charges* £13.94 £97.58

Again are quite but if you want a cheap en suite then they are good

South Courts

South Courts (Alresford, Brightlingsea, Frinton, Harwich, Manningtree, Rowhedge, Thaxted and Walton)

The South Courts development is situated on the south side of campus near to the Sports Centre. The walking distance to the centre of campus is approximately 5 minutes. All flats are self-contained with the larger flats having two or three kitchens, other flats being for four or six students. All rooms have en suite shower and toilet facilities. There are a further four rooms in this location adapted for wheelchair users. these are the most evpstive accommodation on campus, and maybe the best in the fact you get a big room twice the size of tower rooms, your own loo an shower, but they are quite as not allowed party in them, the only place you are allow to have parties is in the towers, a lot of 3rd years and people from other countrys live there as well.

Cost for this year is:

• Daily Rate Weekly Rate
• Full academic year rent charges £13.59 £95.13
• Exchange student part year rent charges* £14.33 £100.31

University Quays

This is the newest of the residential developments and winner of the 2004 Colchester 2020 & Royal Institute of Architects award for best new contemporary building. From the centre of campus a pleasant walk through open meadows will bring you to the Quays which are situated on the northern edge of the campus close to the Colne Estuary. The walking distance to the centre of campus is approximately 15 minutes.

There is a launderette on site and the popular Quayside Cafe at this location. There is a major supermarket within walking distance and a DIY store nearby. All rooms are en suite and most flats are shared between eight students.

These are not bad, but are a distance away from campus comparded to all other accommodation on campus

Daily Rate Weekly Rate

• Full academic year rent charges £12.98 £90.86
• Exchange student part year rent charges* £13.72 £96.04

Also See

• The main University of Essex guide