Best accommodation/ halls for Salford Uni?

hey guys could anyone tell me wheres the best accommodation to apply for in salford? preferably a halls the is quite big with loads of students and quite vibrant and fun.. not asking for much really haha

Castle Irwell - veeery active social life but.. I wouldn't call it clean haha. Irwell has parties a lot and so if you're into that scene and don't care about the cleanliness of the place then you'll be fine. I know of people who often have nights where it's too loud to sleep properly and people seem to set the fire alarms off a lot.. So ear plugs might also be a good investment.

John Lester/Eddie Colman - i lived in JL in 1st year (i can give you photos if you're reeeally interested). It has a good social side because there are common rooms downstairs where people can chill, and during freshers week there was always a lot of people downstairs recruiting people to go out drinking/clubbing. It's not as noisy as Castle Irwell either so you can sleep easy. The walls seem pretty thick; i can't really hear anyone from the neighbouring rooms. It's also awesome because although not on campus, you can leave 10mins before lecture starts and still get there on time. the shape of your room can vary quite a lot though: i had a room on the corner of the building so it was nicely sized, but some people in the centre rooms were a lot smaller.

Horlock - i think they knocked this down to build the new accommodation??

Constantine - i don't know much about this one.. It's on-campus and ensuite so that'd be pretty sweet.

Bramall - don't know much about this one either. Seems similar to JL/EC but is the opposite direction from uni. I think it's quieter than JL though. And when I visited it, it looked pretty bad. Dirty etc. JL/EC are new so are clean and modern but Bramall looked like it was crumbling haha.

IQ - expensive as **** but has a nice community and social life.

cosmopolitan/tramways - next to IQ, i currently live next door to it, i don't think freshers really live here (it's most 2nd/3rd year students living with their friends). it's a nice place though.

the new thing they're building atm - amazing location and the preview photos look incredible. i'm v jealous that i didnt get a chance to stay in them.

hope this helps. if you have any questions quote me and i'll try to help.

Awh thank you so so much that is so helpful!! Haha as much as id like a lively social scene i don't think i could live with mess so i think jl might be a good option.

if you don't mind me asking how have you found the university? I'm from ireland i was over looking at it last summer and i loved it but I've offers from all my other choices so id love to hear how other students have found it just to make sure I'm making the right decision

If you want me to be honest, people are messy wherever you go! One of my roommates in JL left rice out until it went blue, lmaooo. But yeah, living with only 3 other people means it doesn't get insanely awful (I've seen some nightmares). JL also arranges a ton of events during freshers week which is nice for socialising -- I made friends with seven people on the first night, ended up living with them in 2nd year, and now in my fourth year I'm still great friends with them. (One of them was from Ireland too!)

As for Salford itself -- I've enjoyed my time here. There's always some kind of renovation going on, and I can honestly say it's improved so much since my first year. The new buildings are great, the Salford Quays part is immense, and they've recently redone the SU too. I've met loads of great people, had an awesome exchange year, and I'm really glad I ended up coming here. The location is also A+, the train is <10mins into central manchester.

I'm trying to think of negative points... I guess the construction work can get a bit irritating (although it'll mostly be done by September, so I guess you don't have to worry about that). The SU is pretty expensive too.

I guess the main thing to consider is the positives/negatives for your course. (I can't help you much there unless you're applying for physics.) Salford tends to have good industry links (particularly with media related stuff, and things based in/around hospitals). If you have any specific questions free free to ask; I can't think of what else to say haha.

I though they were knocking Castle Irwell down this year??

If you read this http://www.salfordstudents.com/articles/9-things-you-need-to-know-if-you-are-moving-to-castle-irwell they say its meant to be closing in September 2015. I looked around the actual uni website and they say they're only offering it for 14/15 students so it must be closing! Though from what I've read its like 'paying to live in prison' and there is next to no security, and I'd like to keep my belongings haha xD

I was actually thinking of applying to Bramall? I have an unconditional for Media & Performance which was my DREAM, and its meant to be close to the Adelphi Building. Is it really that bad? ( I live in a council house in one of the roughest parts of Newcastle so my expectations aren't high haha)

Ahhh, if you're in the adelphi building then youll be fine, it's just quite a while from peel park. Bramall essentially looks like an older version of JL/EC. It's not bad, just looks a bit dirty on the outside lmao. I also think it tends to have quite a lot of international students and I met a fair few postgrads there too. Im sure youll have a great time there, massive congrats on your unconditional