Welcome to the UEA Accommodation page for prospective Undergraduate students. Our research shows that we have some of the best value student accommodation when comparing prices across the country's top 30 universities, our accommodation is also some of the best having been twice ranked first in the UK by the What Uni – Student Choice Awards.
This page provides information about our accommodation for prospective undergraduate students planning to join UEA later this year.
Please note: Prospective undergraduate students in the schools of Nursing Sciences, Allied Health Professions and Norwich Medical School have their own pages, as do students on our Visiting, Exchange and Erasmus programmes and students studying at INTO UEA.
We recommend that you open up and print off our room comparison chart for undergraduate students to refer to whilst you look at the different types of accommodation available to you. You may also find it useful to refer to a map of the campus.
We also strongly recommend that you attend one of the UEA Open Days or Visit Days during which you will be able to visit our accommodation and look at some of our rooms.
Am I guaranteed a room in UEA residences?
As long as you meet the guarantee criteria, have been accepted by UEA as a student and have applied by the application deadline you will be guaranteed a bed in UEA accommodation (unless you have been made the offer of a place at UEA which specifically excludes the offer of a room in our residences).
Please click here for details about our accommodation guarantee.
When should I apply?
Our on-line application process will be available for the academic year 2013/2014 from early February 2013 (date to be confirmed). Please ensure that you have read the Terms and Conditions of the Licence before you complete that application form. There is no rush (see deadline and guarantee information) so please take time to read through all the information and to consider your preferences.
The application deadline is 11.59pm GMT on 31st July 2013.
What happens after I apply for a room?
UEA Accommodation will allocate your room when we have two pieces of information:
1. Your on-line Application Form
2. You have been accepted by UEA as a provisionally enrolled new student. That is to say when your prospective School of Study at UEA is satisfied that you have met all of the entry criteria.
For many UK students this will be during the week after the A level results are published.
When you have been allocated a room you will be sent a room offer e-mail via the e-mail address you have supplied at the time of the application.
This e-mail will contain full details about your room and all the information that you need to plan your arrival at UEA.
Your room offer will be made to the e-mail address that you provided on the UEA Accommodation Preference Form. You will be given a few days to accept (or reject) the room offer after which, if you have not responded to the room offer, it will be withdrawn and the room booking cancelled. We therefore strongly recommend that you check your e-mail account regularly to avoid disappointment. Please also ensure that you have added accom@uea.ac.uk to your safe senders list (or equivalent).
It is your responsibility to check your personal e-mail account regularly including any 'Junk Mail' or any other relevant subfolders.
For an overview of our activity,key dates and what happens next please see our timeline of key dates.
When you have decided on what type of room you would like and have read all of the relevant information please go to our 'Apply for a Room' pages.
When should I plan to arrive at UEA?
For international students the arrivals days are Wednesday18th and Thursday 19th of September 2013. You will be able to collect your key from 10am until 8pm from the LCR (see Campus Map). However, we recommend that you plan to arrive before 5pm when all of the shops, banks and schools of study are open.
For UK students, depending on the residence that you are allocated, you will be allocated a room from either Saturday 21st or Sunday 22nd of September 2013 and your key will be available for collection between 10am and 5pm. Your arrival date will be confirmed on your room offer e-mail.
What am I committing to?
On arrival you will be asked to sign a document called a Licence to Occupy and you will be legally committed to abiding by the Terms and Conditions which include paying for the room for the full licence period. Please note: that our standard licence length is for a 38 week period which may be longer than the academic year. The full licence period, including the start and end dates, will be detailed on your room offer email.
Further questions? Please visit our FAQ page.
