Bristol halls cost from £117.71 a week at UWE's Glenside to over £300 for studios and private rooms on the prices we checked. University of Bristol students should start with Clifton Hill House or Manor Hall if they want to walk to lectures, and UWE students with Wallscourt Park on Frenchay Campus. Both universities guarantee first years a room if they meet the deadline, though not always their first choice.
Our picks for student halls in Bristol
These are Unifresher's editorial picks, based on the prices, contracts and locations listed below. No hall paid to be here.
It is catered and a 20-minute walk from Clifton Campus, with basic singles at £150.64 before food and a dining hall that gives you a built-in community.
Singles at £148.19 within a 15-minute walk of Clifton Campus are hard to beat, though UWE's Glenside is cheaper if you study there.
Over 900 rooms sit on Frenchay Campus, minutes from the library and Students' Union, from £205.86 for most rooms.
About 2,000 students live across four courts in flats of five or six, right by campus facilities.
It has the highest undergraduate rents here at £274.75 to £311.50, with room and kitchen cleaning, towels and bedding included.
Bristol halls compared on price
The weekly figure is only half the story, because contract lengths differ. The table below multiplies each rent by its charged weeks so you can compare what a year really costs.
Lowest listed weekly rent. Prices are for the latest year each provider has published, so compare the years shown. Your room type and contract may cost more.
| Hall | Type | From/week | Weeks | Contract total | Food | Bills in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenside | University | £117.712026/27 | 45 | £5,297 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Clifton Hill House | University | £136.502026/27 | 38 | £5,187 | Catered | Yes |
| Manor Hall | University | £136.502026/27 | 38 | £5,187 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Badock Hall | University | £1402026/27 | 38 | £5,320 | Optional | Yes |
| Wills Hall | University | £1402026/27 | 38 | £5,320 | Catered | Yes |
| Churchill Hall | University | £143.502026/27 | 38 | £5,453 | Catered | Yes |
| Wallscourt Park | University | £144.102026/27 | 42 | £6,052 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Purdown View | University | £209.512026/27 | 42 | £8,799 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Marketgate | University | £210.022026/27 | 42 | £8,821 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Student Village | University | £221.242026/27 | 42 | £9,292 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Winkworth House | University | £221.482026/27 | 38 | £8,416 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Accommodation at 33 | University | £227.502026/27 | 38 | £8,645 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Goldney Hall | University | £233.522026/27 | 38 | £8,874 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Brunel House | University | £2522026/27 | 42 | £10,584 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Marlborough House | University | £274.752026/27 | 42 | £11,540 | Self-catered | Yes |
| iQ Bristol | Private | £2932027/28 | 44 | £12,892 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Cathedral Park | Private | £3102027/28 | Check | Check | Self-catered | Yes |
The best student halls in Bristol
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Clifton Hill House
Clifton Hill House is the catered option for people who want to walk to lectures, with 226 places across four buildings, a dining hall and a garden. Basic singles are £150.64 before food, and all beds are single size. For a catered hall this close to campus, we think it is the strongest all-round first-year choice at Bristol.
Worth knowing: There are no standard en-suites, and a floor can share a basic kitchen between 14 and 24 people.
Key facts
Popular with: University of Bristol
Where: Clifton
Getting in: 20-minute walk to Clifton Campus.
Best for: Catered living within walking distance
Churchill Hall
Churchill is a large catered hall of 367 places, split between quad buildings, the newer MPQR blocks and an annexe called The Holmes, with the University's Botanic Garden in its grounds. Most rooms are singles with shared bathrooms, and bathrooms can be shared by anything from 2 to 12 people. Pick it if you want hall dinners and a proper community more than a short commute.
Worth knowing: The advertised rent excludes food, so catered costs are about £72 a week higher than they first look.
Key facts
Popular with: University of Bristol
Where: Stoke Bishop
Getting in: 45-minute walk to Clifton Campus and 2.1 miles away, so most people use the bus.
Best for: Catered hall life with green space
Badock Hall
Badock is the Stoke Bishop hall that gives you a real choice: 434 places with catered and self-catered flats, plus its own dining hall, library, and music and theatre room. Single catered rooms start at £171.50, and self-catered rooms with a sink are £224. Bathrooms are shared by 3 to 10 people, so it suits students who care more about value than privacy.
Worth knowing: A long walk to Clifton Campus, so your day runs around the bus.
Key facts
Popular with: University of Bristol
Where: Stoke Bishop
Getting in: 50-minute walk to Clifton Campus and 2.3 miles away.
Best for: Choosing between catered and self-catered
Wills Hall
Wills is the closest of the Stoke Bishop halls to Clifton Campus, with 346 places in three main blocks around a new quad. Most rooms are catered, with singles and sinks at £206.01 and catered en-suites at £231. It is a traditional choice, with rooms on single-sex staircases or mixed corridors.
Worth knowing: The University says important works are taking place in parts of the hall during Teaching block 1, 2026.
Key facts
Popular with: University of Bristol
Where: Stoke Bishop
Getting in: 40-minute walk to Clifton Campus and 1.8 miles away, the closest Stoke Bishop hall on the University's figures.
Best for: Traditional catered hall, closest in Stoke Bishop
Goldney Hall
Goldney's draw is its landscaped gardens, with 263 places in flats of 6 to 8 across 11 blocks. Rent is high for a room with a sink and a bathroom shared by 3 to 4 people, so you are paying for the setting and the location. We would choose it for atmosphere, not for value.
Worth knowing: En-suites are limited and allocated to students with medical needs, and works are taking place in parts of the hall during Teaching block 1, 2026.
Key facts
Popular with: University of Bristol
Where: Clifton
Getting in: 20-minute walk to Clifton Campus.
Best for: Gardens and Clifton village living
Manor Hall
Manor Hall is the best-value walkable option we found for University of Bristol students: singles start at £148.19, a 15-minute walk from Clifton Campus. It has 253 places across a Georgian main building and three newer houses, and Richmond Terrace and Queen's Road residents share its facilities. The University says the older rooms are priced low because they have not been recently refurbished.
Worth knowing: Older rooms, and kitchens can be shared by up to 18 people.
Key facts
Popular with: University of Bristol
Where: Clifton
Getting in: 15-minute walk to Clifton Campus.
Best for: Low rent within walking distance
Accommodation at 33
Listed by the University as Accommodation at Thirty-Three, this is a small city-centre residence of 114 places on Colston Street. Flats are large at 9 to 12 people, and you get a big kitchen diner with sofas, which suits people who want a sociable flat. Most beds are 4ft, with some singles in smaller rooms.
Worth knowing: It has no usable lift, so it is stairs only.
Key facts
Popular with: University of Bristol
Where: City centre and harbourside
Getting in: 15-minute walk to Clifton Campus.
Best for: A big, sociable flat in town
Winkworth House
Winkworth is designed to look like a row of terraced houses, in a mainly residential street close to the Harbourside. It has 132 places, flats of 4 or 7, and en-suites from £221.48, one of the lower en-suite rents you can walk from. We would pick it if you want to be central but sleep somewhere quiet.
Worth knowing: All beds are single size.
Key facts
Popular with: University of Bristol
Where: City centre and harbourside
Getting in: 20-minute walk to Clifton Campus.
Best for: Quiet en-suite living near the harbour
Brunel House
Brunel House is a converted historic building with one simple offer: 205 en-suites at one price, in flats of 4 to 10 with large social areas. Small double beds are standard, and you are 15 minutes from Clifton Campus. The longer 42-week contract means the total, £10,584, is well above the 38-week halls.
Worth knowing: The 42-week contract pushes the annual bill past £10,000.
Key facts
Popular with: University of Bristol
Where: City centre and harbourside
Getting in: 15-minute walk to Clifton Campus.
Best for: Fuss-free en-suite near campus
Marlborough House
Marlborough House used to be a private Study Inn hall and now runs in partnership with the University, which is the landlord. Towels and bedding are provided, rooms are cleaned every two weeks and kitchens daily, so you are paying for service. It is the most expensive undergraduate option in this guide, and worth it only if you will use those extras.
Worth knowing: Undergraduate totals run from £11,539.50 to £13,083 for 42 weeks.
Key facts
Popular with: University of Bristol
Where: City centre and harbourside
Getting in: 20-minute walk to Clifton Campus.
Best for: Serviced living without the chores
Wallscourt Park
Wallscourt Park is our pick for most UWE students: over 900 rooms in townhouses and flats, on campus, with a small double bed in every room. Most rooms are £205.86 with a bathroom shared by one other person, and en-suite flats are £233.42. Sixteen twin spaces at £144.10 are the cheapest way to live on Frenchay.
Worth knowing: There is no parking, and only blocks have lifts.
Key facts
Popular with: UWE Bristol
Where: Frenchay Campus
Getting in: On Frenchay Campus, minutes from lectures, the library and the Students' Union.
Best for: Most UWE students based at Frenchay
Student Village
Student Village is UWE's biggest community, with space for about 2,000 students across Brecon, Cotswold, Mendip and Quantock courts. Everyone gets an en-suite in a flat of five or six, and the narrow price range makes budgeting simple. Abbeywood Retail Park and a large Sainsbury's are a short walk away.
Worth knowing: Standard and large rooms have single beds; only Superior rooms get a small double.
Key facts
Popular with: UWE Bristol
Where: Frenchay Campus
Getting in: On Frenchay Campus, within walking distance of lectures and the library.
Best for: Meeting lots of people on campus
Purdown View
Purdown View is UWE's newest on-campus block, built to Passivhaus standards, and all rooms have at least a small double bed. Shared-bathroom rooms at £209.51 are good value for a new building, though many flats hold eight people. Pay more only if you want the four-person premium flats at £291.79.
Worth knowing: Standard en-suites at £248.70 cost about £15 a week more than Wallscourt Park's.
Key facts
Popular with: UWE Bristol
Where: Frenchay Campus
Getting in: On Frenchay Campus, a short walk from lectures and the library.
Best for: New build on Frenchay Campus
Glenside
Glenside is the cheapest room in this guide, and it suits Health and Applied Science students who are based on this campus anyway. Rooms have a single bed and most have a vanity sink, in flats of three to seven with shared bathrooms. The 45-week contract includes the Christmas and Easter breaks.
Worth knowing: A poor fit if your course is not at Glenside.
Key facts
Popular with: UWE Bristol
Where: Glenside Campus
Getting in: On Glenside Campus. Frenchay is a quick bus ride or a 30-minute walk.
Best for: Health and nursing students on a budget
Marketgate
Marketgate faces Cabot Circus and has over 500 rooms, making it UWE's largest city-centre building. Most rooms are double en-suites at £220.31, and Unite Students issues the contract even though UWE allocates the rooms. The University of Bristol also lists rooms here, so you may share with students from both.
Worth knowing: UWE warns you may need a guarantor, and travel to Frenchay is an added cost.
Key facts
Popular with: UWE Bristol
Where: City centre
Getting in: Metrobus to Frenchay in under 20 minutes, according to UWE.
Best for: City living for UWE students
Cathedral Park
Cathedral Park is a 261-student private hall built around a converted cathedral, a new build and the Upper School building. Its common areas were renovated in 2025, and you get a free gym and cinema room. It is much pricier than University of Bristol halls nearby, so we would treat it as a choice for people who missed out on a guarantee or want a studio.
Worth knowing: From £310 a week for 2027/28, and the newly refurbished rooms come with a 51-week tenancy.
Key facts
Popular with: University of Bristol, UWE Bristol
Where: Park Place, BS8
Getting in: Unite says it is a few roads from the University of Bristol's main campus; no walk time given.
Best for: Character building close to the main campus
iQ Bristol
iQ Bristol is a refurbished private building close to Cabot Circus and Stoke Croft, with a gym, games room, private dining room and music practice room. Silver En Suite Plus rooms start from £293 a week on the page we checked. It suits students who want plenty of on-site facilities, and BIMM students get an especially short walk.
Worth knowing: Contracts are 44 or 51 weeks and iQ does not tie the from price to one, so check the total before you book.
Key facts
Popular with: University of Bristol, UWE Bristol
Where: City centre
Getting in: 14-minute walk to the University of Bristol and 9 minutes to BIMM Bristol, according to iQ.
Best for: BIMM students and central private living
Will the maintenance loan cover it?
The maximum loan for a student in England living away from home outside London is £10,830 for 2026/27. Most students get less, because it is means-tested. Here is how the cheapest and dearest contracts on this page compare with that maximum.
Clifton Hill House: £5,187 over 38 weeks leaves £5,643 for everything else.
iQ Bristol: £12,892 over 44 weeks is £2,062 more than the loan.
Where students live in Bristol
Stoke Bishop
University of Bristol first years who want a campus feel, with six halls grouped by Clifton Down. Most catered rooms are here.
Worth knowing: Halls are 1.8 to 2.3 miles from Clifton Campus, a 40 to 50 minute walk.
Clifton
University of Bristol students who want to walk to lectures, with older buildings such as Clifton Hill House, Goldney and Manor Hall about 15 to 20 minutes from campus.
Worth knowing: Many of the cheaper rooms are older and have shared bathrooms.
City centre and harbourside
Students who want shops and nightlife nearby. Both universities use buildings here, and most are about 15 to 20 minutes' walk from Clifton Campus.
Worth knowing: UWE warns that city-centre students should budget for travel to Frenchay.
Frenchay Campus
UWE students who want to live where they study, close to lectures, the library and the Students' Union, with Abbeywood Retail Park a short walk away.
Worth knowing: UWE's hall pages say parking is not available at Student Village, Wallscourt Park or Purdown View.
Glenside Campus
UWE Health and Applied Science students. Fishponds' shops, bars and cafes are close, and Frenchay is 1.5 miles away.
When to apply for Bristol halls
- From FebruaryUWE emails offer holders an invite to its accommodation portal, on its published 2026 timeline.
- From late MarchUWE applicants submit accommodation preferences. Allocation is not first come, first served.
- After accepting your offerUniversity of Bristol applicants can apply, allowing up to 3 days after accepting before the form opens.
- From JuneUWE sends offers. You get five days to accept and pay a £400 advance rent payment.
- 30 JuneUniversity of Bristol guarantee deadline for 2026 entry. Check the page for the 2027 date.
- 1 July 2027UWE guarantee deadline for students joining in September 2027.
- From 20 AugustAll University of Bristol applicants can apply again, after a closed period for undergraduates from 27 July.
of the 500 UK students in our 2026 Student Experience Survey had hit at least one housing issue. Housemates (34%), the property itself (32%) and Wi-Fi (29%) came up most, so read the contract and ask about repairs and internet before you commit.
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FAQs
What are the best halls at the University of Bristol?
Our pick is Clifton Hill House, because it is catered and a 20-minute walk from Clifton Campus. Manor Hall is the best low-rent choice, with singles at £148.19 for 2026/27. Choose Churchill or Wills Hall in Stoke Bishop if you want a large catered community and do not mind a bus to lectures.
What are the cheapest student halls in Bristol?
Glenside at UWE is cheapest at £117.71 a week for 2026/27, but only 1 room is at that price and most are around £125.75. At the University of Bristol, twin rooms at Manor Hall and Clifton Hill House cost £136.50, while the cheapest single rooms are £148.19 at Manor Hall and Queen's Road.
Are first years guaranteed a room in Bristol?
Yes at both universities, if you meet the terms. The University of Bristol guarantees new full-time first years who firmly accept and apply by its deadline, which was 30 June for 2026 entry. UWE's deadline for September 2027 entry is 1 July 2027. Neither promises your first-choice building.
Which Bristol halls are closest to the University of Bristol?
On the University's own figures, Campus Houses are a 5-minute walk from Clifton Campus. Manor Hall, Queen's Road, Richmond Terrace, Unite House, Brunel House and Accommodation at 33 are all about 15 minutes away. Stoke Bishop is much further, at 40 to 50 minutes on foot, so it relies on the bus.
Can you get catered halls in Bristol?
Yes, at the University of Bristol. Clifton Hill House, Churchill, Wills, Badock and Hiatt Baker all have catered rooms. Catering adds £2,731.06 a year for 2026/27, around £72 a week, for two meals a day in term time. UWE and the private halls in this guide are self-catered.
What is Accommodation at 33 in Bristol?
It is a University of Bristol residence on Colston Street, also listed as Accommodation at Thirty-Three, with 114 places. Rent is £227.50 to £267.05 a week for 38 weeks in 2026/27, and flats hold 9 to 12 people. It is a 15-minute walk to Clifton Campus but has no usable lift.
Are bills included in Bristol student halls?
Yes in the halls we checked. University of Bristol rent includes water, gas, electricity, internet and basic contents insurance. UWE covers gas, electricity, water, contents insurance and internet. Unite and iQ also include core bills. Laundry usually costs extra at the University of Bristol, and you may need your own TV licence.
When should I apply for Bristol halls?
Apply as soon as you have firmly accepted your offer. The University of Bristol's guarantee deadline was 30 June for 2026 entry, and UWE's is 1 July 2027 for September 2027 entry. Private halls such as Cathedral Park and iQ Bristol are already taking 2027/28 bookings, and they book directly with you.
Official resources
- UWE Bristol accommodation Official halls information
- University of Bristol accommodation Official halls information
- University of Bristol costs by residence Every 2026/27 rent and tenancy length
- University of Bristol accommodation guarantee Who is guaranteed a room
- UWE find accommodation Filter UWE rooms by location and cost
- UWE paying for accommodation Advance rent, instalments and guarantors
- UWE private accommodation Advice on private renting
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How we built this guide: prices, contract lengths and facilities come from university and operator websites where they publish them, and from named listing sites otherwise. We checked them in November 2026 and each price links to its source. Rent for the contract is our own sum of the lowest listed weekly rent multiplied by its charged weeks, before any deposit, booking fee or discount. Rooms sell out and prices change, so confirm with the provider before you book. How we compare student accommodation.