We have over 4,000 undergraduate bedrooms in the city centre and on campus, with regular buses between and the city centre.

Most of our students live in houses or flats with bedrooms grouped around communal kitchens or social space. You can choose self catered accommodation, or accommodation with Eat & Drink credit.

We offer a range of accommodation options including standard single rooms with shared bathrooms, en-suite rooms, studios and twodios, so you can find a home to suit your individual need and budget.

If you have a disability or medical condition, let us know and we'll consider your needs when we look at accommodation applications.

Eat and Drink credit

You can apply to live in accommodation that comes with Eat and Drink credit, to spend in our range of food and drink outlets on campus.

Alternatively, you can choose accommodation without Eat and Drink credit. All accommodation options include a communal kitchen, where you can cook for yourself and your flatmates.

Your options

You will need to pick seven accommodation types you would like to live in, such as en-suite or standard. You will need to rank them in your order of preference from highest to lowest.

We’ll do our best to place you in your preferred room type, but we cannot guarantee this.

Additional preferences

When doing your application, you can request to live in mixed or single-sex accommodation.

If you are an eligible first-year undergraduate, you can also tell us if you would prefer to live in accommodation that is designated as:

• quiet
• alcohol-free
• for mature students
• for people in the LGBTQ+ community

If you choose one of these options, it’ll be considered together with your room type preferences, although it is not guaranteed.

If you have a diagnosed disability or medical condition

Make sure you tell us so that we can consider your needs when looking at accommodation applications.

Accommodation Bursary

Bath Bursary recipients and Gold Scholars will receive £750 off their first-year accommodation costs, as part of their funding packages. Students with a household income of between £30,000 and £60,000 are eligible for an accommodation fee reduction of up to £1,000. Find out more about the Accommodation Bursary

Additional requirements

We are committed to providing a safe and happy environment for students to live in, whatever their choice of accommodation. We value diversity and inclusivity, and want everyone to be treated with respect.

For example, we can help you if you:

• are trans and/or gender diverse; we may be able to place you in an en-suite bedroom or a studio
• are non-binary or intersex; we can look at allocating you to a mixed-gender flat

To speak to someone about applying under these circumstances, contact our ResLife Support team at reslifesupport@bath.ac.uk. The team is available to support you through every step of your move to University accommodation.

If you are a first-year undergraduate and are eligible to apply for University accommodation and apply by the 1 July deadline, you are guaranteed accommodation.

Undergraduate students can apply for the following accommodation options:

Accommodation with Eat and Drink credit

• Brendon Court
• Polden Court
• The Quads
• Woodland Court shared rooms

Accommodation without Eat and Drink credit

• Eastwood Terrace
• Eastwood Green
• Marlborough Court and Solsbury Court
• Norwood House
• Osborne House
• Westwood
• Woodland Court
• Carpenter House
• John Wood Building
• John Wood Court
• Green Park House

For undergraduates and postgraduates:

• John Wood Court (double-bed flats suitable for couples)
• Clevelands Building (double-bed flats suitable for couples)

Family Accommodation

If you are looking for family accommodation for September 2023 please email reslife@bath.ac.uk to find out about our current availability.

You can choose between two city centre locations:

• Pulteney Court
• Thornbank Gardens

Bath is considered one of the safest cities in the world, and our campus is safe too.

In 2018, the University was ranked second safest in the UK in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey. If you live in our accommodation, you will often see our Security team on patrol.

Secure accommodation

You can only access your accommodation with your specially programmed library card and keys. This system helps to keep you and your belongings safe. There is also CCTV on campus, in public areas of accommodation and around the University.

Insurance as part of your package

You will get contents insurance that covers your property against fire, theft and damage.

Supporting you

Your accommodation at Bath is more than just a room. Our ResLife Student Ambassadors are here to make sure you feel settled and at home in your accommodation - whether you have a question about meeting new people, keeping healthy or balancing your studies with your personal life, the ResLife Student Ambassadors are on hand to help.

Halls Community and ResLife Student Assistants

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. As an institution we’re committed to a set of Equality Objectives and an Athena Swan Charter action plan for introducing cultural changes that create a better environment for all members of University community.

We understand the importance of speaking with someone who shares your (or similar) background and introduced ResLife Student Ambassadors Champions for race equality and LGBTQ+ to make sure that students of diverse ethnic backgrounds and identities (sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions) find our residencies a supportive and welcoming place.