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General Information

As Sussex University is a campus university much of the accommodation is found on the Sussex campus at Falmer. There are some smaller off campus residences but these make up the minority. All accommodation at the University of Sussex is self catered and varies in quality and cost. As a new undergraduate, providing you get the housing application in by the August deadline, you are guaranteed University-managed accommodation at the Falmer campus or in Brighton.

All the residences are furnished and have a bed, desk, bookshelf, wardrobe, and chair in each room. Some rooms will have en suite facilities and others will have a sink however this depends on the halls of residence that you are in. The kitchen will have a fridge- freezer, an oven and hob and a kettle, most kitchens will also have a microwave although this is not always guaranteed. The communal areas will be cleaned regularly though it is the responsibility of the occupier to clean their own room and en suite if they have an en suite. Each room on campus has its own internet connection but students are expected to provide their own computer to access it. There is limited parking space on campus so those students who live on campus and don’t have a special reason are not allowed to park on campus.

Bramber Houses

These halls of residence are found near the centre of the Sussex campus near Bramber house which is where many of the bars and restaurants are located. There are a number of different sizes of flat ranging from one with four students to those for seven students. Each flat has a kitchen and living areas and all the rooms are en suite.

Key information

• 39 week tenancy
• Rent £102 p.w for a seven bed flat and £104 p.w for a six bed flat
• 250 rooms available.

Brighthelm

A picture of Brighthelm

These halls of residence are made up by 60 five bed roomed houses. Some of the houses will be postgraduate and some will be undergraduates. These halls have more in the kichens than the others as they have a washing machine and a tumble dryer. There is a sink in each bedroom and each flat of five rooms has two bathrooms.

Key information

• 39 week tenancy
• Rent £92.50 pw
• 300 rooms available.

East Slope

A picture of East Slope

East slope is the cheapest on campus accommodation available. It consists of 100 flats of between six and twelve students. The family accommodation on the Sussex campus is also provided here. There are kitchen and living facilities provided and shared toilets and showers.

Key information

• 39 week tenancy
• Rent £68 single room and £47-58 for a shared room

Lewes Court Phase 1 and 2

A picture of Lewes Court Phase 1

A picture of Lewes Court Phase 2

This halls of residence is found at the back of the Sussex campus and is made of five or six person flats. In phase 1 there is a sink in each bedrooms and one bathroom per flat. In phase 2 all the rooms are en suit. There is also a shared kitchen and living room.

Key information

• 39 week tenancy
• Rent £89 phase 1 £101 phase 2
• 234 standard rooms and 224 en suit also 39 studio flats

Park Houses

A picture of one of the Park Houses.

There are four park houses (Kent, Lancaster, Norwich and York) and they are made up of single bedrooms with a sink. Each kitchen is shared between approximately twelve students and there are shared toilet facilities for every six students. There are a small number of en suite rooms available.

Key information

• 39 week tenancy
• Rent £82 standard £98.50 en suite
• 485 rooms

Park Village

A picture of Park Village

These halls of residence are made up of a number of three story houses. Each of the houses has twelve rooms, two kitchens, as well as a bath, shower and toilets. Each bedroom has their own sink.

Key information

• 39 week tenancy
• Rent £82 per week
• 552 rooms

New Falmer Developments

Swanborough - One of the New Falmer Developments on Campus

Stammer House - One of the New Falmer Developments opposite Campus

This opens for the first time in September 2007. There are two new developments one found just opposite Sussex campus and one on campus they consist of flats for between four and six students and a number of studio flats.

Key information

• 39 or 49 week tenancy
• Rent £97.50
• 463 en suite rooms and 11 studio flats

Kings Road

This is one of the off campus halls of residence and is found on the Brighton sea front, it is for postgraduates only. It consists of flats for up to six students, each flat as a kitchen and living area as well as bath, shower and toilet facilities and each room has a sink . There are also laundry facilities which are shared by all residents of kings road.

Key information

• 49 week tenancy
• Rent £84-85 per week
• 124 beds
• Charged for electricity

York Avenue, Hove

This is one of many smaller halls of residence spread over Brighton and Hove. These halls consist of a two large adjoining houses which are in a good location with easy access to the city centre. This is for undergraduates and there are laundry facilities available.

Key information

• 39 week tenancy
• Rent £60-75 per week
• 18 beds

Florence Road, Brighton

These halls consist of three properties on the same road. Most of the reooms have sinks and there are loudry facilities on site. There is a mixture of shared and single rooms. All houses are within close proximity to London road train station and so have easy access to campus.

Key information

• 39 week tenancy
• Rent £66-76 pw for a single room and £49 for a shared room.
• 20 beds

Windlesham Road, Hove

These halls are made up of two detached houses on the same road. They are close to shops and public transport. Most of the rooms have a sink in them and there are kitchen, living and laundry facilities on site.

Key information

• 39 or 49 week tenancy
• Rent £68-72 per week
• 21 beds

Clifton Road, Brighton

This is a single property and is based in the popular student area of seven dials. This gives easy access to Brighton station and the city centre. There are two self contained flats each made up for four students. There are laundry facilities of site.

Key information

• 39 or 49 week tenancy
• Rent £69-72 per week
• 8 beds

Victoria Road, Brighton

This is a building which again is in the seven dials area. It is for postgraduates only . There is a sink in every room and there are laundry facilities on site.

Key information

• 39 or 49 week tenancy
• Rent £68-74 per week
• 9 beds

Also See

• University of Sussex - the main article