All of our pre-sessional accommodation is located in and around Bath city centre.
You can apply for pre-sessional accommodation if you are a summer pre-sessional English student with a conditional or combined offer of admission.
As part of your application, you pick three accommodation preferences you would like to live in. You will need to rank them in your order of preference from highest to lowest. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to place you in your highest ranked room types.
Read about how we allocate accommodation to applicants.
Accommodation options
If you are eligible, there are six options when applying for pre-sessional student accommodation.
If you choose any of the following three options, you will move into [John Wood complex] on 04 July (10 week course) or 04 August (5 week course). You will then: - [John Wood]( moving into Polden en-suite - John Wood moving into Eastwood Terrace Standard - John Wood moving into Aquila Ensuite
If you choose any of the following two options, you will remain in this accommodation for the duration of your pre-sessional course, and until you complete your postgraduate course in September 2025.
- Pulteney Court for presessional course and postgraduate course
- Thornbank Gardens for presessional course and postgraduate course -Green Park House for presessional course and postgraduate course
If you have a disability or a diagnosed medical condition you need to complete the additional requirements accommodation application form.
When to apply
Applications for pre-sessional student accommodation open on 13 March 2024.
The deadline for guaranteed accommodation is 01 July 2024.
If you miss the deadline
You can still apply after the 01 July 2024 deadline, but we cannot guarantee you accommodation. Applications open again on 20 August 2024, where you will be placed on a waiting list.
How to apply
You must register on our accommodation system to apply for accommodation.
Registration
Once you have a conditional or unconditional firm offer from the University, you can register to use the accommodation application portal.
It can take up to 48 hours to access our registration system, after you confirm with UCAS that we are your firm choice.
If you register at the same time as applying, it can take up to an hour before you'll be able to log in and make your application.
Accommodation prices
We offer a range of accommodation to suit different budgets.