The Warwick Accommodation Thread (+Guide in Post#1)

Original post by George5210

What's wrong with Westwood? Is it the distance?

Pretty much, although the distance to central campus is walkable and it's also pretty close to Tesco. However, it's just as expensive as Rootes and the only real difference between them is that Rootes is on central campus. Lakeside/Heronbank are also quite far from central campus but the area round there is fantastic (large lake in the middle, large green open spaces etc..)

Kidms001

What's wrong with Whitefields? I've just put that down as my fourth choice

It's a bit small and isolated.

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Potassium^2

Just applied for mine:
Name: Kris
Course: Maths
Preferences: 1-Rootes, 2-Cryfield, 3-Westwood, 4-Tocil, 5-Whitefields
Comments (how desperate are you for first preference!): I'm not too bothered, as long as I get a bed and a desk I'll be content

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cheekygeeky4

I need help! I'm currently choosing, so far defo Jack Martin, Cryfield and Rootes.

I'll be studying english lit, don't want to be too far from central campus ideally, mainly because I'm very sociable and I've heard the more isolated ones can be quite quiet? Is that true?
I'm trying to choose my last two, any opinions?

Is it better to go for flats/houses central to campus (ie, Tocil) or halls further away??

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

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Original post by cheekygeeky4

I need help! I'm currently choosing, so far defo Jack Martin, Cryfield and Rootes.

I'll be studying english lit, don't want to be too far from central campus ideally, mainly because I'm very sociable and I've heard the more isolated ones can be quite quiet? Is that true?
I'm trying to choose my last two, any opinions?

Is it better to go for flats/houses central to campus (ie, Tocil) or halls further away??

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

All of the halls will have a mixture of personalities, and you'll be put with people of similar personalities regardless of which hall you're in.

However what does vary between halls is the proportion of loud/quiet people.

The halls I would describe as more 'isolated' than the others would be Lakeside and Westwood. Lakeside seems to have a reputation for being one of the quieter halls, plus it's quite expensive. Westwood is about average in terms of loudness. It's not really quiet but then it doesn't have as strong a reputation as, say, Rootes for being noisy.

In general, you would usually consider being further from campus as a downside (unless you particularly like walking or something). However, the walk isn't that long compared to the others so don't let it be your only deciding factor.

Thank you!

For Westwood :
Can somebody assure me that all the rooms have washbasin within itself??

TheTallOne

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Original post by cazzy-joe

For Westwood :
Can somebody assure me that all the rooms have washbasin within itself??

As someone who lived in Westwood, yes each bedroom has a washbasin in it.

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StereoAngel

Hi, I'm choosing accommodation at the moment, not sure what to pick!
I'm going to be studying History, I like the idea of Whitefields but is it affected by the noise from the SU? I find it hard to sleep with noise going on but guess I'll have to get used to it wherever I am :P Most other accommodation seems really expensive; not entitled to any grants or much of a loan but money is still tight.
Any recommendations?

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Original post by StereoAngel

Hi, I'm choosing accommodation at the moment, not sure what to pick!
I'm going to be studying History, I like the idea of Whitefields but is it affected by the noise from the SU? I find it hard to sleep with noise going on but guess I'll have to get used to it wherever I am :P Most other accommodation seems really expensive; not entitled to any grants or much of a loan but money is still tight.
Any recommendations?

I've heard that in Whitefields, the noise from the SU isn't too bad but as I've never lived there I can't really say for certain. Bear in mind that many areas will have noise - even if it isn't the SU then you'll get people talking/playing music in the kitchens/common rooms/other bedrooms. Obviously the extent of this depends on whether you're in a quiet area but don't expect it to be completely silent.

In terms of price, bear in mind that it includes all bills so that should account for it being a bit more expensive. To save money, look at getting a room with a shorter letting period. It would mean that you'd have to move out all your stuff in the holidays but then you wouldn't be paying for those extra weeks.

It's hard to suggest a good accommodation for you as the ones which are generally quieter also tend to be more expensive.

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ilamba1

Original post by ttoby

In terms of price, bear in mind that it includes all bills so that should account for it being a bit more expensive. To save money, look at getting a room with a shorter letting period. It would mean that you'd have to move out all your stuff in the holidays but then you wouldn't be paying for those extra weeks

hey, if i choose a 30 week let, then is there any storage available on the campus or do i have to take everything with me during holidays. it would be tough for me to carry such stuff coz im an international student.

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username219321

Original post by ilamba1

hey, if i choose a 30 week let, then is there any storage available on the campus or do i have to take everything with me during holidays. it would be tough for me to carry such stuff coz im an international student.

I'm not sure of the details, but there is storage space

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ilamba1

great
I may not look like this now -->

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StereoAngel

Original post by ttoby

I've heard that in Whitefields, the noise from the SU isn't too bad but as I've never lived there I can't really say for certain. Bear in mind that many areas will have noise - even if it isn't the SU then you'll get people talking/playing music in the kitchens/common rooms/other bedrooms. Obviously the extent of this depends on whether you're in a quiet area but don't expect it to be completely silent.

In terms of price, bear in mind that it includes all bills so that should account for it being a bit more expensive. To save money, look at getting a room with a shorter letting period. It would mean that you'd have to move out all your stuff in the holidays but then you wouldn't be paying for those extra weeks.

It's hard to suggest a good accommodation for you as the ones which are generally quieter also tend to be more expensive.

Okay thanks a lot, it helps to have something like that to think about! :smile:

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MC armani

Do any of you guys find too many people to one kitchen a problem? At the moment I'm looking at the ones with fewer than 10 to a kitchen, but maybe I'm putting undue emphasis on this factor?

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Regwell

Original post by MC armani

Do any of you guys find too many people to one kitchen a problem? At the moment I'm looking at the ones with fewer than 10 to a kitchen, but maybe I'm putting undue emphasis on this factor?

I'm living in Westwood at the moment (which has the most at 26 to a kitchen), and apart from the first couple of weeks when everyone was settling in, we never have problems with numbers of people to a kitchen

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MC armani

Original post by Regwell

I'm living in Westwood at the moment (which has the most at 26 to a kitchen), and apart from the first couple of weeks when everyone was settling in, we never have problems with numbers of people to a kitchen

Do you get more/bigger fridges and freezers than accomms with fewer people to a kitchen? I eat quite a lot and would therefore like to have to myself a decent amount of space in the fridge!

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Original post by MC armani

Do any of you guys find too many people to one kitchen a problem? At the moment I'm looking at the ones with fewer than 10 to a kitchen, but maybe I'm putting undue emphasis on this factor?

Westwood has bigger kitchens to make up for there being more people, although we did still only have one oven and sometimes you would have to wait a bit before the oven is free to use. Towards the start of the first term, some people share rooms temporarily so that can cause a bit of overcrowding but, as Regwell said, after that it's generally fine. Don't expect it to be clean, though - with lots of people the surfaces can quickly get very messy between the cleaner coming.

The up-side of having lots of people to a kitchen is tremendous - you can quickly get to know a lot of people even if you're normally a fairly quiet person. This is one of the most enjoyable aspects of university.

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Original post by MC armani

Do you get more/bigger fridges and freezers than accomms with fewer people to a kitchen? I eat quite a lot and would therefore like to have to myself a decent amount of space in the fridge!

From what I remember, each person had roughly half of a drawer each in the kitchen, and that drawer half measured approximately 20*20*25 cm (this is only an estimate). In the freezer, there was half that volume available per person, hence we just had some people had a drawer full of frozen stuff and other people (like me) who didn't freeze that much just stuffing our things anywhere. We also had one small cupboard each, for cutlery and food that didn't need to go in the fridge. I also stored some of my stuff that I didn't use often in my room.

In general, yes, the more people there are the more fridge space is provided.

Edit: Oh and, to avoid problems with space I tended to just go shopping more often. There's a big Tesco nearby which just takes about 15 minutes to go there, buy something and come back.

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MC armani