UEA Accommodation

Hi everyone,
I'm going to UEA this September to study Medicine and I was wondering how big are the rooms? The 360° Tours on the website aren't really helping me. Also is there a size difference between the Village and On-Campus accommodation? I don't really want a small room and the price difference between these two isn't a dealbreaker.

Reply 1

UEA Rep Grace

Original post

by Anonymous

Hi there! Both The Village and on-campus accommodation have similar layouts and vary in size between 8 and 11 square metres. What this means is if you were to be allocated a room in either The Village or ensuite campus, it would be random as to which size room you would get.

Sorry I can't be of more help! I was happy with my ensuite campus accommodation and the size didn't really bother me as I spent most of my time socialising in the kitchen or outside the flat. Do let me know if there's anything else I can help with 😊

UEA Rep Grace

Reply 2

Anonymous #1

Original post

by UEA Rep Grace

Hi there! Both The Village and on-campus accommodation have similar layouts and vary in size between 8 and 11 square metres. What this means is if you were to be allocated a room in either The Village or ensuite campus, it would be random as to which size room you would get.
Sorry I can't be of more help! I was happy with my ensuite campus accommodation and the size didn't really bother me as I spent most of my time socialising in the kitchen or outside the flat. Do let me know if there's anything else I can help with 😊
UEA Rep Grace

Hi Grace! Thank you for replying!!

What are the differences between The Village and On-Campus accommodation?

Reply 3

UEA Rep Grace

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by Anonymous

Hi Grace! Thank you for replying!!
What are the differences between The Village and On-Campus accommodation?

Morning!

You can find a side-by-side comparison here but I'll break it down a bit more. I am going to assume you're looking at en-suite campus.

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Firstly, the Village is only en-suite, and is getting a revamp this summer, so if you wanted to save money on toilet and shower facilities the campus accom would have that.

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Secondly, room sizes are roughly the same, so no big difference there!

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The Village has around 6-8 people in a flat whereas campus can be from 2-13 depending on the type you go for.

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The Village does not come with a desk lamp

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The Village has a shower pod while campus has a shower room. I stayed on campus and my shower room was basically a wet room with a shower behind a shower curtain- so basically just a normal shower 😊

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The Village has a convection oven, hob and microwave while campus has a combination convection/microwave
oven, hob and grill (so in my flat we had a microwave oven and a normal oven).

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The Village is cheaper to stay in than on campus.

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And finally... the Village is about a 15 min walk from campus, probably 10 if you're a speed walker. I would say this is the biggest difference. I stayed in Britten House and was a 2 min walk from lectures, so it would be up to you where you wanted to be at the heart of campus of a little further out. I wouldn't say this means you socialise any less or are any less likely to make friends as the Village is a really lovely little community.

Here's a photo (sorry if it's bad quality) comparing the Village to where I stayed:

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The almost-white, square building next to the flag is the main hub with the LCR, SU and coffee shop etc.... so that gives you a bit of a comparison.

I hope this helps and let me know if you have any more questions!

UEA Rep Grace