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Sherfield Hall

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Key facts

  • 1.3 km from central Whiteknights campus
  • Standard rooms with shared bathrooms
  • En-suite rooms
  • Arranged into eight-person flats
  • Shared kitchen/dining area
  • Five self-contained one-bedroom flats available
  • Single or double bed
  • High-speed Wi-Fi
  • Reception building with laundry
  • Communal space for socialising
  • Utility bills and basic contents insurance included
  • 40 and 51-week residency periods available
  • Close to local shops and bus stops for central Reading and train station

Close to campus, Sherfield Hall offers a range of rooms for different requirements, arranged into three-storey houses. You'll have the option to relax in the Junior Common Room, which has space for socialising and a pool table. 

  • View more photos on the Sherfield Hall Flickr site.

Room costs

Room type at Sherfield Hall  Weekly rent 2022-23  Weekly rent 2023-24 
Self-catered standard room with shared bathroom £151.41  £164.01 
 Self-catered en-suite £168.70  £182.70 
 Self-catered one-bed flat £242.06  £262.15 

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  • En-suite room
  • Outside Sherfield Hall

Meal plans

With our flexible Meal Plans, you can eat fresh, nutritious meals at 13 of our food outlets across our campuses, benefiting from discounts of up to 75% on food as well as free drinks.

Choose from four plans which cover three, seven, 14 or 21* meals per week. Meal Plans are available to all students, and in all of our halls and flats.

If you're a first-year student, the University encourages you to choose a Meal Plan to support your transition to life at university.

Advertised prices are fixed for the respective academic year.

For more information, visit the Meal Plans page.

*Provided as three meals a day, seven days a week.

Sherfield Hall map

Sherfield hall's location

Hall address: Northcourt Avenue, Reading, RG2 7EY.

Download a comparative map of all Whiteknights campus-based halls.

Students with specific requirements

Single-sex accommodation

Single-sex areas are available at Sherfield Hall. Single-sex university accommodation means sharing a flat (not a room) with other students of the same sex. Please be aware in either male or female single-sex accommodation, guests (including overnight guests) may be of a different sex. Visiting staff members (cleaners, maintenance staff etc.) may also be of a different sex.

Quieter lifestyle accommodation

Sherfield Hall has rooms suitable for students who prefer a quieter life. We aim to allocate students together who consider themselves to have a ‘quieter lifestyle’. Please note, we can’t guarantee a permanent quiet environment.

Communal living will always involve some level of noise, including from outside the building. However by placing students requesting a quieter lifestyle together we hope to better meet the different expectations of our students.

Accessibility

There is no lift access in Sherfield Hall. Rooms are arranged over two or three floors, depending on the building.

We work closely with the University of Reading's Disability Advisory Service to support students who require adaptations or accessible rooms. Find out more on the accessible accommodation page.

More information

Sherfield Hall – key facts (PDF 1.7MB)

Accommodation guide 2023-24 (PDF 6.52MB)

Families, couples and mature students accommodation guide (PDF 1.20MB) 

Accommodation charges for 2022–23 (PDF, 220KB)

Accommodation charges for 2023–24 (PDF, 205KB)

Contact us

If you have any questions about university accommodation, our team is happy to help:

+44 (0)118 200 5011
accommodationonline@reading.ac.uk

For information about private accommodation, visit the Students' Union's housing information page.

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 6 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 6 September of their year of entry*

*Subject to restrictions, please see:

  • 2022/23 Accommodation Policy (PDF, 141 KB)
  • 2023/24 Accommodation Policy (PDF, 142 KB)
  • 2022/23 Accommodation Application Terms and Conditions (PDF, 114 KB)
  • 2023/24 Accommodation Application Terms and Conditions (PDF, 114KB).

**Please note, applications need to be received by 23:59 British Summer Time (UTC+1) on 1 August.

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