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Upcoming open days

Undergraduate Postgraduate
Colchester Campus
Saturday 26 October 2013 (booking now)
Southend Campus
None upcoming
Colchester Campus
Wednesday 6 November 2013 (booking now)

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No open days are available for booking yet. You will be able to book your desired open day online three months before the date.


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What we offer

Updates and offers

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Keep up to date with the latest accommodation updates and offers from across our Colchester and Southend Campuses.

We offer a range of accommodation to suit a variety of needs, preferences and budgets, all within walking distance of the academic departments and campus facilities. We also have adapted rooms available.

Our accommodation has won a number of awards in the National Student Housing Survey, coming first in 2009 and second in 2010 and 2011. Last year we were one of only five institutions to be awarded the International Accommodation Quality Mark for achieving at least 90 per cent satisfaction among students.

Our campus and accommodation videos will take you on a tour of our campuses in Southend and Colchester.

Colchester accommodation

All our single accommodation is arranged into self-catering flats with fully equipped shared kitchen facilities. We offer the choice of study bedrooms with en suite facilities, or rooms with shared bathrooms. Use our interactive 360 degree tour of the Colchester Campus to see inside our accommodation residences.

  • The Towers

    The Towers

    • Walking distance to campus – three minutes
    • Number of students in each flat – 13 to 16 on each floor
    • Shared bathrooms
    • More information about The Towers




  • The Houses

    The Houses

    • Walking distance to campus – five minutes
    • Number of students in each flat – four to six
    • En suite bathrooms
    • Adapted rooms available
    • More information about The Houses


  • South Courts

    South Courts

    • Walking distance to campus – three minutes
    • Number of students in each flat – four to six
    • En suite bathrooms
    • Adapted rooms available
    • More information about South Courts



  • University Quays

    The Quays

    • Walking distance to campus– 15 minutes
    • Number of students in each flat – eight
    • En suite bathrooms
    • More information about University Quays




  • The Meadows, Townhouses

    The Meadows

    • Walking distance to campus – ten minutes
    • Number of students in each flat – 12
    • Shared bathrooms (one bathroom between two students)
    • More information about The Meadows, Townhouses




  • The Meadows, Flats

    The Meadows

    • Walking distance to campus – ten minutes
    • Number of students in each flat – up to ten
    • En Suite bathrooms
    • More information about The Houses, Flats




Southend accommodation

University Square is arranged into flats with shared kitchens, with all rooms having en suite bathrooms. In addition we offer self-contained studio flats. Use our interactive 360 degree tour of the Southend Campus to see inside our accommodation residences.

  • University Square

    University Square

    • Walking distance to The Gateway Building/town centre – three minutes
    • Number of students in each flat – eight to ten
    • En suite bathrooms
    • Adapted rooms available
    • Other facilities in the building – large common room, Evolve Gym, launderette, courtyard.
    • More information about University Square

Further information

When applying for your accommodation you will have the option to select a single gender flat.

All of our University accommodation will be non-smoking from the 2013-14 academic year. Proposals were agreed by the University Steering Group (USG) recently to make our accommodation smoke free and to offer alternative facilities for students who wish to smoke.

The Student Accommodation Code

Accommodation Essex is a member of the Universities UK Student Accommodation Code (SAC) which sets out the quality and standards (.pdf) that students can expect from our accommodation.

The Student Accommodation Code protects your rights to:

  • a healthy, safe environment;
  • timely repairs and maintenance;
  • a clean, pleasant living environment;
  • a formal, contractual relationship with your landlord;
  • access to health and wellbeing services; and
  • a living environment free from anti-social behaviour.