Student applicants
Please be advised by applying for accommodation, you are agreeing that you have already read the conditions of residence in the Residents' Guide (PDF).
Accommodation application
New students
Check out what accommodation best suits you, and your budget on the residence price list (PDF).
In your application you will be asked to rank all bands in order of preference, and if you accept a room you agree to follow the Conditions of Residence in the Residents’ Guide (PDF).
Undergraduates
Making Surrey your firm choice
In order to be able to apply for accommodation, you must have received an offer to study and made Surrey your firm choice. Once you have accepted your offer to study it can take up to 72 hours for your details to be transferred to the accommodation system, at which time you can apply.
Guarantees
New* undergraduate students are guaranteed accommodation if they meet the conditions outlined on the Allocation Policy and apply online by 25 July 2020.
Clearing accommodation is guaranteed, providing an application for accommodation has been made and has met the conditions of their formal academic offer by 25 August 2020.
Please note that accommodation guarantees only apply to students joining or securing accommodation from the start of the academic year in September. If you are applying at any other time of the year, your application will be considered and a room may be offered depending on availability.
If you fall outside a guarantee, our Lettings Agency is here to help support you in your search for housing in the private sector.
* 'New' refers to students who have not previously studied at the University of Surrey, at any level of study, including on a foundation course.
Postgraduates
Accepting Surrey
Before you can apply for accommodation you must have firmly accepted your academic offer. You can only be offered a room once you have met the conditions of the formal academic offer, and the University is in receipt of the academic fee deposit.
Guarantees
From September 2020, postgraduate students that are new* to the University of Surrey are guaranteed accommodation as long as the conditions outlined in our Allocation Policy are met and the application received by 1 August 2020 midnight (GMT).
Please note that accommodation guarantees only apply to students joining or securing accommodation from the start of the academic year in September. If you are applying at any other time of the year, your application will be considered and a room may be offered depending on availability.
If you fall outside a guarantee, our Lettings Agency is here to help support you in your search for housing in the private sector.
* 'New' refers to students who have not previously studied at the University of Surrey, at any level of study, including on a foundation course.
Insurance students 2020/21
Insurance students will be guaranteed accommodation if they apply for accommodation between Thursday 13 August 2020 and Monday 17 August 2020. In order to do this you must have accepted your offer to study at the University of Surrey via UCAS.
Please note there will be a 24 hour delay from when you accept the University of Surrey’s offer to when you can apply for accommodation.
Clearing and adjustment students 2020/21
Clearing accommodation is guaranteed, providing an application for accommodation has been made and has met the conditions of your formal academic offer by 25 August 2020.
For more information please contact Accommodation Services:
- Phone: +44 (0)1483 682466
- Email: accommodation@surrey.ac.uk.
