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Colchester Campus:
Wolfson Court

Aerial photo of Wolfson Court.This is a small residence situated on the north side of the campus between two of the towers with the lakes to the rear. The walking distance to the centre of campus is approximately 2-3 minutes. There are eight flats in this two-storey building, each housing seven students. The self-contained flats have a shared kitchen with dining area, shower and separate toilet facilities. Each room has a washbasin. [Map.]

Important information regarding construction work affecting residents during the 2012 and 2013 Academic year can be viewed here.

Facebook

If you are allocated accommodation in Wolfson Court for the 12/13 academic year you can meet and chat with other future residents on Facebook. Go to the residences page and find the Facebook group for your accommodation. Please note that this is an open group so you should not post personal information such as your full university address.

Accommodation Rents

Accommodation charges are calculated and charged on a daily basis.
The single room rents for the 2012/2013 academic year are detailed below.

  Daily Rate Weekly Rate
Full academic year rent charges £11.50 £80.50
Exchange student part year rent charges* £11.63 £81.41
*Only available to EU exchange students who opt to study for part of the year.

Further details of accommodation rents is available from the Accommodation charges page

virtual tours

You will need to have the QuickTime software installed in order to see the 360 degree panoramas, but without it you can still see photographs of each location.

There are a wide range of virtual tours of the exterior surroundings and the interiors of the different areas of accommodation. The link below will take you to a short video all about living in student residences at the Colchester campus. Further down the page you will find virtual tours of all the areas of accommodation.

Student Residences videos and virtual tours

Alternatively, if you have already viewed the video, you can skip straight to the area specific virtual tours on the Colchester campus accommodation virtual tours page.

 

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