South Towers

• Available for Undergraduates (Eddington Tower) and Postgraduates (Bertrand Russell Tower).
• Each flat has a shared central kitchen with rooms around it.
• Each flat has 4 toilets and 2 showers.
• Bedrooms include desk, chair, bed, wardrobe, shelving, mirror, lamp, bin.
• Kitchens have a hob, oven, multiple fridges and freezers, a microwave, and a kettle (ironing board and hoover also provided for the flat).
• Typical bedroom size is 9.3m3.
• Flats typically host 14 to 16 students. There are a limited number of smaller flats hosting between 3 and 7 students on the bottom and top floors of each tower.

• Postgraduates only (50 week rental contract).
• Variety of layouts with bathroom, kitchen, lounge, and bedroom.
• Kitchen facilities include an oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, kettle, vacuum cleaner and ironing board.
• Bedroom includes a double bed, desk, and wardrobe. Some beds can be exchanged for twin single beds.
• Only 5 self-contained apartments available (types B and C).
• Allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Your room will be provided with a standard set of furniture including a bed with mattress, a wardrobe, a desk and a chair. You will need to bring your own bedding (duvet, pillows and bed sheets) as well as any other decorative items.

We do not allow damage to the wall from nails or screws, but you are welcome to put up posters using blue tac, or have small houseplants on your desk.

Our post room team will deliver your mail to your kitchen daily (except for weekends, bank holidays and university closure periods). Anything that has not been collected for 3 weeks will be returned to the sender.

Any large items or anything that needs to be signed for will be kept in the university post room and you will be emailed to let you know it is waiting for you.

We also have Amazon lockers on Square 3 which you can nominate as a delivery location for Amazon purchases.

Your address

Your postal address will be made up of your tower name, followed by your flat number and room number, and the standard postcode for campus.

For example for student "Susie Jones", who is living in Room 4 of Flat 7 in Eddington Tower, her postal address would be:

Susie Jones
Eddington Tower 7/4 
University of Essex
Colchester
CO4 3SQ

Students are responsible for keeping their own rooms clean and tidy. A bin is provided in each room and a hoover can be found in the kitchen. Inspections are carried out throughout the academic year to ensure rooms are not being damaged.

Students should work together to keep shared areas, such as kitchens, free from mess and trip hazards. You will need to wash up your own dishes and wipe down surfaces after cooking.

Cleaning staff visit throughout the week to carry out routine tasks in shared spaces, such as emptying bins, mopping floors, or cleaning shared bathrooms.

Laundry

The South Towers laundry facilities are located at Harwich Court in the South Courts accommodation, and in The Hex, both of which are around five minutes walk away. Facilities consist of washing machines and tumble driers. You will need to provide your own detergent (which can be purchased in the SU shop on campus).

There is a medical centre at Colchester Campus for you to visit when you are unwell. Registration at the Centre is required in order to see a doctor, you will be able to register online either just before or when you arrive.

Pharmacies are available in Colchester and Wivenhoe for prescriptions and over the counter medications.