Self–catered rooms
Rooms with shared bathrooms
If you are looking for the traditional halls experience, a room with a shared bathroom is a great choice. You'll share kitchen and bathroom facilities with six to 10 other students. Choose from a standard room, an upgraded room or a luxurious premium room. Many rooms include a washbasin.
If you'd like to live in a house rather than a hall of residence, our townhouses on campus might be the best choice. Each house splits 12 rooms over three floors, with four bedrooms and two bathrooms on each floor. The ground floor of each house features a large modern kitchen, a lounge and a dining room.
Key information
Accommodation guide 2022-23 (PDF 6.71MB)
Families, couples and mature students accommodation guide (PDF 1.20MB)
Accommodation Charges 2021–22 (PDF 201KB)
Accommodation charges for 2022–23 (PDF, 220KB)

Standard and upgraded rooms with shared bathrooms
An excellent choice for all budgets, standard rooms with shared bathrooms are available in several of our halls of residence. Many of these halls also include a personal washbasin within the room. You will share fully equipped, modern bathrooms and kitchen with six to ten other students in a traditional corridor style arrangement.
Rooms of this type at St. George's and Wessex Hall all include personal washbasins and have recently been upgraded. More details on upgraded rooms are available on the pages of individual halls.
Standard and upgraded rooms are available in:
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Accommodation Guarantee
Prospective students are guaranteed a place in halls if they are:
- A new full-time undergraduate who holds Reading as a Firm UCAS choice and applies for accommodation by 1 August** and satisfies any conditions of their academic offer by 7 September of their year of entry*
- A new full-time postgraduate who has accepted an offer from the University and applies for accommodation by 1 August** and satisfies any conditions of their academic offer by 7 September of their year of entry*
*Subject to restrictions, please see our 2022/23 Accommodation Policy (PDF – 140 KB) and Accommodation Application Terms and Conditions (PDF – 114KB)
**Please note, applications need to be received by 11.59pm British Summer Time (UTC+1) on 1 August.

Premium rooms with shared bathrooms
The Bridges reception building includes a social space with sofas and TV.
Premium rooms with shared bathrooms are available in:
Alternative accommodation

Returning to halls?
If you are a current student looking to stay in halls of residence for your second or third year, find out more information about the process of applying.

Townhouses
If you'd like to live in a more traditional house than a hall of residence, our townhouses on campus might be the right choice. Each house splits 12 rooms over three floors, with four bedrooms and two bathrooms on each level. The ground floor of each house features a spacious, modern kitchen and a lounge and dining room.
Stenton Townhouses include 4ft-wide beds and Bridges Townhouses have 6ft 9” long beds – longer than standard single beds. More details on specific rooms are available on the pages of individual halls.
