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Accommodation

Girton offers a wide range of accommodation, from traditional Victorian study bedrooms to contemporary en-suite cluster flats and family houses

Overview of what we can offer

  • 470 undergraduate rooms, of which 200 are en-suite.
  • 190 postgraduate rooms, 170 en-suite.
  • We currently have no accommodation for couples and families.  

Your College room and domestic facilities

All study bedrooms have the following standard items:

  • Bed and mattress
  • Mattress Protector
  • Wardrobe
  • Chest of drawers
  • Desk and desk chair
  • Comfy chair or sofa
  • Lamp
  • Shelving
  • Waste bin
  • Network point

En-suite rooms have, in addition:

  • Toilet
  • Washbasin
  • Shower

On the main site and in the College houses, all kitchens have as standard:

  • Food storage cupboards
  • Sink
  • Fridge
  • Cooker, or hob + combination microwave
  • Kettle
  • Microwave.

Most kitchens also have a freezer, dining table and chairs.

Please bring with you crockery, cutlery, pots and pans and utensils.

At Swirles Court, which is designed as self-catering accommodation kitchens are large social dining spaces with all of the above as standard.

Shared Bathrooms

Unless you have an en-suite room (Swirles and Ash Court), main site bathrooms are centrally located along each corridor on a ratio of (as a minimum) 1 toilet / shower, per 5 residents.

  • Main site: there are several laundry rooms with machines shared on an average ratio of 1:50 residents
  • Houses: most have their own washing machines, or easy access to main site laundries
  • Swirles: there is a large central laundry near the lodge with machines shared on an average ratio of 1:65 residents.
  • All shared facilities are cleaned daily Monday-Friday by College staff.
  • You are responsible for cleaning your own study bedroom and for segregating your rubbish for recycling in the kitchen bins.
  • You may bring your own bedlinen or order a College bedding back ahead of your arrival.
  • Unless you are otherwise notified, beds on the main site are standard singles and at Swirles all are small doubles.

Quality Assurance

Girton is a member of the ANUK National Code of Standards for larger student developments (Educational establishments) and we allocate, maintain and manage our accommodation in line with code requirements.

Tenancies

For Undergraduates

  • 37 or 38 weeks, depending on term dates. No residence during the 2-week Christmas closure but rooms do not have to be cleared. Summer vacation accommodation is usually available at Swirles Court.

For Postgraduates

  • 42–49 weeks, depending on course length.

Allocation and Application Procedures

For Undergraduates

Allocation procedure:

First year undergraduate students live in the main College building and are allocated to a room before they arrive in College. Once they have a confirmed place at the College they will be contacted with more information. They do not need to apply for accommodation before this.

Rooms available:

  • The rooms in the College building are arranged on  corridors with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities on each corridor creating a sociable atmosphere for living and studying. Corridors are mixed sex and mixed cohort.
  • Adapted rooms are provided for students with disabilities in Ash Court.

Allocation Procedure:

Rooms for undergraduates from second year onwards are allocated through an annual student-run ballot; a student’s position on the room-choosing list being determined by the type of room they have had in preceding years.

Rooms available:

Second, third and fourth year undergraduates have a choice of rooms in the main College building, Ash Court, Swirles Court or in a College-owned house.

For Postgraduates, please click here.

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