Your University Accommodation
Living on campus is a great way to meet new people and find your feet. Our students find it easy to settle in when they first move to the University, and we do everything we can to make sure you feel at home.
Accommodation is arranged in groups of self-catered housing called Courts of Residence and has been designed to meet your needs and provide you with a living space of your own.
Guaranteed accommodation
You are guaranteed a place in a University-managed residence while you study on the International Foundation Year (including English Language Preparation), provided we receive your housing application by any published deadlines.
All first-year students are normally guaranteed a place in University accommodation. The University's Accommodation Office will help you find the right place to live, on or off campus, at affordable rents throughout your time at Surrey.
Residential facilities
All University student bedrooms have fast, unlimited, free broadband. Student kitchens are equipped with cookers, refrigerators and freezers and students bring their own cooking utensils and crockery. Students provide their own bed linen.
To help with day-to-day living, there are modern laundrettes, a post office, bank, bookshop, grocery store and newsagent on the main campus close to student residences. Large supermarkets and a halal grocery store are nearby and a weekly fruit and vegetable market is held on campus.
Students with disabilities
Specially adapted rooms are available for students with physical impairments. Please visit the Accommodation Office web pages for more information.
Accommodation facts
- All unaccompanied international students are guaranteed University accommodation for the normal duration of their course
- All student rooms have a fast, free, unlimited broadband service
- Over 1800 rooms in the newest courts have en suite shower and toilet facilities
- Groups of students share a kitchen-breakfast room
- All communal areas (kitchens, bathrooms, toilets and corridors) are non-smoking
- Most accommodation is mixed-sex, but we do reserve areas for those who prefer single-sex accommodation
Please note that all areas of the residences are non-smoking.
Private Accommodation Options
For students who would like to find their own accommodation, for either long or short stay options, please view our Accommodation Factsheet.
Choice of residence
You choose your residence by price band. Sample room layouts are shown below:
Band A: £58 per week*. Shared room without washbasin (not available to under 18s):
Band B: £74 per week*. Basic room with washbasin:
Band C: £82 per week*. Single room, usually in blocks that have been modernised:
Band D: £101 per week*. Modern room with an en-suite shower room:
* Guideline rents for 2009-2010. Includes utilities, broadband and insurance. For calculation purposes, a standard tenancy length is 39 weeks.
