Find out how and when to apply for student accommodation at Southampton. We offer a wide choice of rooms in our halls of residence and also offer family accommodation for those with partners or children.
Accommodation applications are now open for 2024/25
You can apply for a part-year accommodation contract for 2023/24. We have some availability across most of our room types.
Applications for single-occupancy rooms in our accommodation must be made through our online portal.
To register, you’ll need your:
We are now open for summer accommodation applications. If you require accommodation between 17 June 2024 and 14 September 2024 please submit an application via our accommodation portal. Summer accommodation applications close 30 August 2024 and must be for a minimum of 7 days except in exceptional circumstances.
Applications received after 1 July 2024 will not be covered by our accommodation guarantee and hall and room types you can apply for may be limited. We will make accommodation offers to applicants after 1 July 2024 dependent on availability however this cannot be guaranteed. You can check the progress of your application using the dashboard section of the accommodation portal.
In meantime you may wish to consider alternative accommodation options in the private sector.
You do not need to make a payment when you apply. Find out more about how and when you'll pay for your accommodation.
If you need any assistance applying, have a look at our application guide. If you have any further questions, you can email us at accommodation@soton.ac.uk.
You will also be able to request things such as:
You can visit our accommodation at Open Days throughout the year to help you make your choices.
You’ll get an email confirming your application once you’ve submitted it. Please check your junk or spam folder if you don’t receive it, and remember to make us a “trusted sender” in your email client.
2023/24 applications
Any applications submitted after the guarantee deadline date will be allocated and offered as availability permits. This may take a few weeks. Applications submitted after the guarantee deadline date are not guaranteed accommodation.
2024/25 applications
Applications for 2024/25 are now live and can be submitted via the accommodation portal.
If you have made Southampton your firm or only choice (you have a conditional firm or unconditional firm course offer), you will be sent an offer of accommodation between 15 August and 2 September. You must meet the conditions of your course offer.
If you have made Southampton your insurance choice you will be sent an accommodation offer between 15 August and 2 September if you don't meet the conditions of your firm choice university.
Postgraduate accommodation applicants will receive accommodation offers from June 2024 onwards.
If you don't come to Southampton, your application will be cancelled and you don't need to do anything.
If you want to stay in halls for another year, applications open for a short period each year for current students to apply. Returner applications will next open in early 2025 for 2025/26 applications.
The application process is the same as for first-year students, with one important exception – you can apply with other students in a group.
When applying, you can enter your "Group Reference" on the final page before submitting the application. This Group Reference must be agreed between your group, so try to make it unique so that there is no confusion with other groups.
We must receive an application from everyone in the group individually and we encourage you to submit the same site/room type/catering/contract preferences.
Accommodation offers are usually sent within 2 weeks of applications closing.
If demand exceeds supply, a ballot will be held for available places.
The University has a limited quantity of family houses for students with children. If you're coming to Southampton with your partner and/or children, you must use our online form to request family accommodation.
Any offer made will be subject to us having a property available that is suitable for your family size.
