College Accommodation:
The college tries to offer accommodation to all new first-year graduate students at St. Edmund Hall who desire it.
Room allocations occur on a first-come, first-served basis as soon as your offer conditions have been met.
Currently, accommodation is at:
- 26 Norham Gardens,
- 2 Crick Road,
- 8-10 Essex Street,
- and 7, 8, 10, and 10a Circus Street.
More information can be found here.
Private Accommodation:
Graduate Accommodation Office:
The Graduate Accommodation Office lets and manages rooms, flats and houses in and around Oxford city centre, on sites owned by the University, to full-time graduate students.
- They have accommodation suitable for both single students and couples/families.
To find further information on graduate student properties, full contact details for the Graduate Accommodation Office team, and how to apply for accommodation, please visit this site.
The Graduate Accommodation Office also hosts a website called Studentpad, where private landlords advertise for tenants associated with the University (students, staff, academics and visiting students):
Living in private accommodation:
If staying in private accommodation, you may have additional responsibilities compared to those living in college accommodation.
- Paying utilities directly
- Managing phone/internet costs
- Paying Council Tax:
- If everyone in your accommodation is a student, you are eligible for a waiver of resident Council Tax (a surcharge on top of monthly rent).
- If you share with 2 or fewer non-students, you are normally eligible for a reduction.
- For information from the City Council, click here.
- You can go to the Oxfordshire City Council office on St Aldgate’s Street (near the Post Office) to complete the waiver form. Be sure to bring these documents:
- Proof of residence: a utility bill which shows your name and Oxford address (ideally, one which shows that a previous payment has been received).
- Proof of enrolment in a degree program: see the Teddy Hall College Office for this!
- If everyone in your accommodation is a student, you are eligible for a waiver of resident Council Tax (a surcharge on top of monthly rent).
- Working with a letting agency.
- If you rent outside of College accommodation, you can either do this through a letting agency or privately.
- If you rent through a letting agency, it can be easier to arrange repairs or to report issues than if you rent directly from the landlord (particularly if they live outside Oxford). However, agencies often charge fees for preparing the tenancy agreement, performing financial checks on you, and holding the property
Some good places to look for private listings are:
- Daily info website (http://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/)
- Facebook group for Postgrads, Visiting Students, and Postdocs looking for and advertising short or long-term housing (http://www.facebook.com/groups/160632823948859/). There will also be adverts from people looking for house mates.
- University accommodation pages (http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/accommodation/)
- Gumtree (http://oxford.gumtree.com/oxford/2067_1.html)
When looking for somewhere to rent in Oxford:
- Read the tenancy agreement carefully before you sign.
- Ask current tenants about how the house is maintained and how much bills have cost.
- Check that your deposit will be placed in a Tenancy Deposit Scheme. These are legally mandated schemes which have been set up to hold your deposit and ensure that it is returned to you promptly at the end of your tenancy and without any unfair deductions.