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There are many, many halls of residence at Manchester - 35 to be precise! Not all of these are suitable for the average first-year undergraduate, as some are set aside for post-graduates, mature students, or those with families. There is still a huge amount of choice though, and it can seem overwhelming when you read through the accommodation brochure. It's important to realise that you shouldn't worry about this too much - you only need stay in halls for one year, and if you are truly unhappy with your chosen hall, a transfer process operates from mid-October. You can even transfer between rooms in the same hall.

The university offers an accommodation guarantee to all undergraduates and international postgraduates for their first year, and to international undergraduates for the duration of their studies (full details can be found by following the link). There are also a significant number of place allocated to returning students - second years and up who have chosen not to rent privately.

Halls of Residence

Nominally, the accommodation is split up into three campuses (City Campus, Victoria Park, Fallowfield), although this appears to be more for administrative purposes than any real geographical link. Fallowfield is the most famous, and has a reputation for being the best for nightlife, but this is not actually very important, as Manchester is littered with pubs and clubs throughout. If you want to live in Fallowfield, you'll have to face a 15 minute bus journey (30 minutes walking, which does sometimes beat the bus in heavy traffic!) at least twice a day, which is a factor to bear in mind.

Fallowfield

Allen Hall

Ashburne Hall

Broomcroft House

Ladybarn House

Linton House

Oak House

Owens Park

Richmond Park

Sheavyn House

The Firs Villa

Woolton Hall

Victoria Park

Burkhardt House (UG) Canterbury Court (UG) Dalton Ellis Hall (UG/PG) Hulme Hall (UG) Opal Gardens (PG) Pankhurst Court (UG) St Anselm Hall (UG) St Gabriel's Hall (UG/PG)

City Campus

Brian Redhead Court (PG) Chandos Hall (UG) Grafton House (PG) Grosvenor Group Of Halls Bowden Court (UG) Grosvenor Place (UG/PG) Grosvenor Street Building (UG/PG) Ronson Hall (UG/PG) Hardy Farm (UG/PG) Lambert & Fairfield Hall (UG/PG) Moberly Hall (UG/PG) Opal Hall (UG/PG) Vaughan House (PG) Weston Hall (UG/PG) Whitworth Park (UG/PG) Wright Robinson Hall (UG) Whitworth Park

Dalton Ellis Hall One of the most expensive halls, DEH has a large private school population. DEH is catered with stupid eating times, 7.30-8.30 for breakfast during the week and 5.30-6.30 for dinner. The kitchens are poorly equiped and generally full of rubbish from people partying. If you don't wear a cricket jumper (for boys), or ugg boots with pashmina (for girls) expect to be ostracised, that said however, DEH is generally one of the quieter, hardworking halls with few fire alarms.

Oak House A favourite among stoners for its large kitchen/living rooms in each self-contained flats. A word of warning however, the lower floor flats are often flooded/rat-infested or damp. Oak House is the cheapest hall to live at, the kitchens are usually well equiped with 2 cookers, multiple fridge/freezers and plenty of cupboards.

Owen's Park Also known as "the Tower", this 18 storey building is one of the loudest of the Manchester accomodation. Its nightly fire alarms are generally ignored after the first 16nights. The eating times are far more flexible than DEH but it's also further from the uni and harder to get back for meals.

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