On-campus accommodation

ISC students are guaranteed a place in safe and comfortable university accommodation for the first year of study.

Living on campus means you are within easy reach of your lectures, gym sessions or nights at the Students’ Union. Heriot-Watt's accommodation is safe and comfortable. As a new undergraduate student, you are guaranteed a place so long as you confirm your offer by the published accommodation deadline.

Your accommodation

Most students will be placed in an en-suite, self-catered residence block within a 15 minute walk of the ISC and within a few minutes walk of the library and the University’s excellent sporting facilities.

Ensuite self-catered accommodation

£103.93 per week
Our en-suite accommodation is comprised of study bedrooms which are grouped around kitchens for the use of a maximum of 5 students. Each room has a private toilet, shower and washbasin. The kitchen and dining areas are furnished but no cooking utensils, crockery or cutlery is provided.

Pre-Masters students are offered accommodation in Lord Thomson Hall.

Undergraduate Certificate students are placed in Robert Bryson Hall.

Rent

The rent includes broadband access in every room, so keeping in touch with family and friends is easy. Rent is inclusive of utilities and personal effects insurance.  Please see Fees and Payment page for up to date accomodation fees.

Residence layout and facilities

The accommodation facilities are designed to complement all your learning needs but your social experience at Heriot-Watt is as important as your academic achievement.

You will have your own en-suite study bedroom. The rooms are between 10 and 12 square metres in size. Study bedrooms are grouped around kitchens for the use of 4, 5 or 6 students. The accommodation is designed to make the transition to university life as hassle-free as possible.

Each Hall gives access to home comforts and other facilities:

• free broadband access
• well equipped kitchen
• lounge with easy Chairs, coffee tables and TV
• laundry (washing machines and dryers)
• 24-hour computer labs
• a warden in each hall who will help you settle in and sort out any problems you may have way.

Catering options

Although all ensuite accommodation is self-catering, there are a range of catering venues on campus if you want a break from cooking for yourself. They includes the ‘Microbyte’, the Middle Floor Refectory, Café Brio and the Lectern Bar, as well the facilities in the Students' Association.

In some cases, students may be housed in standard, catered residences: 

Standard, catered accommodation

£119.84 to £131.27 per week
Our standard accommodation is comprised of 5 or 6 students per floor sharing toilets and shower rooms. There is a washbasin in every room, and access to a lounge and a pantry. The pantry is an area where you can prepare a snack, but is not suitable for cooking main meals. Your weekly rent includes a catering allowance of £50.00 to spend on food and beverages (not alcohol). Your catering card can be used at a variety of catering outlets across campus.

For more information about our accommodation options, download our Accommodation Factsheet (PDF, 59.8KB)