Your Accommodation at the University
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.
Applying for Accommodation
Once you have confirmed your place on an ISC course, you can apply for accomodation using the University of Surrey accomodation page.
Students studying the English Language Preparation course can apply for their accomodation before they start the ELP to ensure they have accomodation secured whilst they are on the Foundation Year.
Room details will be distributed approximately two weeks before the course start date. All students will be required to make accommodation payments directly to the university.
When you are ready to apply, download guidelines for applying for accommodation at Surrey University (
pdf, 127 KB).
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
Under 18s in Private Accommodation at the ISC
We are aware that there are a number of students enquiring about our ISC courses who will be Under 18 at the start of their course, and who wish to arrange their own accommodation in the private sector.
Please note that we require any student who will be Under 18 at the start of the course, and states that they will organise their own private accommodation to provide an address to the International Admissions Centre before they can be confirmed on the ISC course.
Students over the age of 18 are also encouraged to provide the International Admissions Centre with their private address details.
Finding your own accommodation
For students who would like to find their own accommodation, for either long or short stay options, please view our Accommodation Factsheet ( pdf, 54 KB).
Apply for Accomodation
Ready to apply for accomodation?
How to apply for accommodation at the University of Surrey ( pdf, 127 KB).
Choice of residence
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.
* Please note – accommodation prices noted are based on guideline rents for 11/12, and are subject to change. Includes utilities, broadband and insurance. For calculation purposes, a standard tenancy length is 39 weeks.
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 set 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.
