Accommodation

Your accommodation options

We have options to suit everyone, these include:

University halls of residence

Halls of residence are buildings managed by the university and rented exclusively to students. Typically students living in halls share a kitchen with three to eight other people and have their own private study bedroom.

Most of our halls have a private bathroom in each bedroom. All of our halls are self-catered.

Private rooms or apartments

If you choose to rent in the private sector, we can help you find somewhere to live and people to live with.

Find out more about living in private accommodation and how we can help.

Help finding accommodation

In your first year at the university you can choose between living in our halls of residence or finding private accommodation. We have teams of advisers who can help you with both. If you have any questions you can email the accommodation office accommodation@brighton.ac.uk.

You will find guidance about accommodation available to international students, on the UKCISA website.

Find out more about our accommodation options.

Guaranteed university accommodation for international students

If you accept your academic offer and book your accommodation by the deadline, you will be guaranteed a place in university accommodation in the first year of your course. This applies to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Booking your accommodation in halls of residence

Stage 1 - If you are offered a place at the university we will send you information about our halls of residence from March onwards. Look at the accommodation choices available to you.

Stage 2 - Book online from late March.

Stage 3 - Firmly accept your unconditional or conditional academic offer.

Stage 4 - Complete and submit your accommodation booking online by the deadline, which is usually towards the end of June.

Stage 5 - Pay the first instalment of your rent by the date in your offer of accommodation. Accommodation offers will be sent by email, so please ensure you have access to the email address that you used for your booking. Offers are sent between July and September, with the majority being sent in August.

Accommodation for the orientation programme

If you are coming on the international orientation programme, we can arrange accommodation for you. 

During the orientation programme we will help you to find appropriate term-time accommodation if you haven't already found any.