Applications for 2022-2023 are now open.
Accommodation at Colchester Campus
All full-time undergraduate students studying at our Colchester Campus are entitled to accommodation for the first year of study provided they fulfill the following condition:
- You return your application by midnight, Friday 26 August 2022.
Follow the next steps to see what happens after you have made your application.
Accommodation at Southend Campus
All full-time undergraduate students studying at our Southend Campus are entitled to accommodation for the first year of study as long as they return their application by the deadline date of 26 August 2022.
If you want to secure your accommodation for longer, then as you are a new student for 2022-23, you can take advantage of our new 3 year Southend Campus deal offering a 10% rent reduction for each of the 3 years, plus free summer storage for your belongings. This deal is only available for single ensuite rooms.
If you have chosen us as your insurance choice, you will only be able to apply for accommodation here, once you have a 'firm' academic offer with Essex.
For full information, read our Allocation Policy 2022-2023 for Colchester and Southend (.pdf)
International students
If you are an International Student (paying overseas fees) joining Essex as an undergraduate in the 2022/23 academic year, you are entitled to guaranteed accommodation for the duration of your course.
For full information, read our Allocation Policy 2022-2023 for Colchester and Southend (.pdf)
Our Allocation Policy covers:
- the criteria for students who want to apply for accommodation
- details of those students who are guaranteed accommodation and
- how we will prioritise applications for returning students, part-year students and those on the waiting list
If you are allocated accommodation you will enter into a legal contract with Accommodation Essex and you will be liable to pay the rent for your room for the full term of the contract.
Please read our terms carefully before accepting any offer of accommodation:
Contact your Student Services Hub if you have any queries relating to accommodation applications.
New undergraduate students are not required to make an advanced rent payment (previously known as a prepayment).
Social distancing on campus and in University accommodation
Protecting the health and wellbeing of our students while delivering a high-quality education guides everything we do. Despite very positive signs that the vaccination programme is limiting COVID transmission in the UK, we cannot guarantee that we will be unaffected by pandemic-related restrictions at any point during the next academic year.
Our approach to planning for the academic year 2022-2023 will ensure that we will be able to offer all of our students a transformative, campus experience; with flexibility to adapt to periods of heightened COVID security if needed. Our priority will always be to ensure your safety while supporting you to continue with your education - irrespective of any further disruption caused by the pandemic.
We will comply with all Government guidance, and in addition to this will make our own additional judgements about what works in our campus environments. We have all learned a great deal from our experiences of the last year, and we will be ready to flex our approach to if the circumstances require.