Oxford Brookes halls cost from £139.02 to £274.19 a week for 2026/27, and private rooms we checked start from about £198. Cheney Student Village is our pick for location, but its 50-week contract makes it far dearer overall than Warneford or Clive Booth. University of Oxford undergraduates normally live in college, so they should use our separate college guide.
Our picks for student halls in Oxford
These are Unifresher's editorial picks, based on the prices, contracts and locations listed below. No hall paid to be here.
A 10-minute walk to Headington, on-site facilities and en-suites from £185.36 on 38 weeks make it the best balance of cost and location.
At £139.02 a week and £5,262.90 in total it is the cheapest Brookes room, if you can handle the bus or a bike.
It is 0.3 miles from Headington Campus, with South Park next door.
With 887 rooms and a gym, it puts more first years in one place than any other hall here.
It has double beds, 12.5 sqm average rooms and 24-hour security, for up to £274.19 a week.
Oxford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Hall | University | £139.022026/27 | 38 | £5,283 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Clive Booth Student Village | University | £154.492026/27 | 38 | £5,871 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Warneford Hall | University | £164.852026/27 | 38 | £6,264 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Canterbury House | University | £184.852026/27 | 50 | £9,242 | Self-catered | Yes |
| The Park | Private | £1982026/27 | 42 | £8,316 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Parade Green | Private | £202.832026/27 | 38 | £7,708 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Cheney Student Village | University | £204.962026/27 | 50 | £10,248 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Paul Kent Hall | University | £204.962026/27 | 38 | £7,788 | Self-catered | Yes |
| The Mews | Private | £2172026/27 | 42 | £9,114 | Self-catered | Yes |
| New Clive Booth | University | £231.702026/27 | 38 | £8,805 | Self-catered | Yes |
| Dorset House | Private | £2322027/28 | Check | Check | Self-catered | Yes |
The best student halls in Oxford
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Clive Booth Student Village
Clive Booth gives you the most choice at Brookes, with 121 shared-bathroom rooms at £154.49 and en-suites from £185.36 on a 38-week contract. A cinema room, wellness room, games room and on-site Nisa are shared across the site. On total cost this is the best value for a short walk to Headington.
Worth knowing: Brookes warns of building work on the site until spring 2028, which may bring noise and traffic.
Key facts
Popular with: Oxford Brookes University
Where: Marston
Getting in: 0.5 miles, a 10-minute walk, to Headington Campus and 12 minutes to the Marston Road Site.
Best for: Value close to Headington Campus
New Clive Booth
This is the newest Brookes option, with double beds and rooms averaging 12.5 sqm, plus 24-hour security and the full Clive Booth facilities. You pay about £40 to £46 a week more than an older Clive Booth en-suite for that upgrade. It makes most sense if you value a double bed enough to pay about £1,750 extra over the year.
Worth knowing: Building work runs until spring 2028, and induction hobs mean you need the right pans.
Key facts
Popular with: Oxford Brookes University
Where: Marston
Getting in: 0.5 miles, a 10-minute walk, to Headington Campus.
Best for: Students wanting a newer room
Cheney Student Village
Nothing at Brookes beats Cheney for location, with 750 en-suites right next to Headington Campus and South Park beside them. The catch is the 50-week contract, which brings the total to £10,218.72, about £3,200 more than a Clive Booth en-suite. It suits you if you want a base through the summer, less so if you will go home.
Worth knowing: You pay for most of the summer and need a £200 damage deposit.
Key facts
Popular with: Oxford Brookes University
Where: Headington
Getting in: 0.3 miles, about a 5-minute walk, to Headington Campus. South Park is next door.
Best for: Living next to Headington Campus
Warneford Hall
Warneford keeps you close to Headington for much less than Cheney, at £6,240.75 in total for 38 weeks. Flats are small, with three to six rooms, and share an outdoor courtyard and social space. It is the one to pick if you care more about location and total cost than your own bathroom.
Worth knowing: Bathrooms are shared, and Brookes says some refurbishment may happen late in 2026/27.
Key facts
Popular with: Oxford Brookes University
Where: Headington
Getting in: 0.2 miles, about 10 minutes' walk, to Headington Campus.
Best for: Staying close on a lower budget
Crescent Hall
Crescent Hall is the cheapest room at Brookes, at £5,262.90 for 38 weeks, and it places you near the cafes and restaurants of the Cowley Road side of town. Its 306 rooms sit in flats of six, seven or nine around a courtyard with a ping-pong table. You will need to budget for buses or use a bike, as Headington is too far for a daily walk.
Worth knowing: You are over two miles from Headington and share bathrooms in larger flats.
Key facts
Popular with: Oxford Brookes University
Where: Between Cowley Road and Headington
Getting in: About 2.1 miles from Headington Campus; a short bus ride or cycle.
Best for: Lowest rent at Oxford Brookes
Paul Kent Hall
Paul Kent charges the same weekly rate as Cheney but on a 38-week contract, so it costs about £2,460 less overall. You live in Cowley with induction hobs and flats of five to 12. It is a fair option if you prefer a shorter contract to being beside campus.
Worth knowing: Further from Headington than the price suggests, and bigger flats can reach 12 people.
Key facts
Popular with: Oxford Brookes University
Where: Cowley
Getting in: About 1.5 miles from Headington Campus; a short bus ride or cycle.
Best for: En-suite in Cowley on 38 weeks
Canterbury House
With just 77 rooms on Cowley Road, Canterbury House is one of the smaller Brookes partnership halls and has a small double bed in each room. Rent is the cheapest for a Brookes en-suite at £184.85, but the 50-week contract brings the total to £9,242.50. It will suit you if you want to stay in Oxford over summer.
Worth knowing: Your contract and rent are with A2Dominion, not Brookes.
Key facts
Popular with: Oxford Brookes University
Where: Cowley Road
Getting in: 1.3 miles, about a 27-minute walk, to Headington Campus.
Best for: Summer stayers wanting Cowley Road
Parade Green
Parade Green is the largest partnership hall we checked, with 887 en-suites in flats of five to ten and its own gym. You book it through Brookes as a first-year student on a 38-week contract, but your contract is with Unite. With a gym included and so many students around, we think this is the most sociable option for its price.
Worth knowing: Unite takes a £250 advance payment on booking, deducted from your first rent payment.
Key facts
Popular with: Oxford Brookes University
Where: Cowley
Getting in: 1.5 miles from Headington Campus, on a bus route to Headington.
Best for: A large, lively first-year community
Dorset House
Seven blocks around a landscaped garden make Dorset House feel calmer than the big halls, with about 313 students on site. It is among the closest private options to Headington, and there is no deposit. Unite's nearby Beech House starts higher at £255 for 2027/28, so Dorset is the better first call.
Worth knowing: Rent is well above a Clive Booth en-suite, and there is no student parking.
Key facts
Popular with: Oxford Brookes University
Where: Headington
Getting in: About five minutes' walk to Headington Campus. Unite says the city centre is about 20 minutes by bus.
Best for: Private hall five minutes from Headington
The Mews
The Mews on Glanville Road suits Brookes students who are happy to cycle, with shared apartments plus studios at £310. Wired and Wi-Fi internet come as standard, along with a pool table, courtyard and secure bike store. It is a direct-let hall, so you deal only with Host.
Worth knowing: Brookes cannot help with bookings, and Host's own page shows slightly different figures in different places.
Key facts
Popular with: Oxford Brookes University, University of Oxford
Where: Cowley
Getting in: Host lists 25 minutes' walk to Oxford University and 29 minutes' walk to Oxford Brookes, with a bus stop one minute away.
Best for: Private flats for confident cyclists
The Park
The Park has 350 en-suites in shared flats with refurbished kitchens and a large outdoor courtyard, with staff on site around the clock. Brookes lists a 2026/27 offer for its students at £198 to £200 for 42 weeks, using a code. That makes it one of the lower private rents we found in Oxford.
Worth knowing: Paying by instalments requires a UK guarantor, and the offer cannot be booked online.
Key facts
Popular with: Oxford Brookes University
Where: Horspath Driftway, Cowley
Getting in: About 1.5 miles from Headington Campus, on a bus route and within walking or cycling distance.
Best for: Lower-cost private en-suite
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.
Crescent Hall: £5,283 over 38 weeks leaves £5,547 for everything else.
Cheney Student Village: £10,248 over 50 weeks leaves £582 for everything else.
Where students live in Oxford
Headington
Brookes students who want to walk to lectures. Cheney, Warneford and Dorset House are all very close to the main campus.
Worth knowing: Unite says the city centre is about 20 minutes by bus.
Marston
Students at Clive Booth and New Clive Booth, 0.5 miles from Headington Campus and a 12-minute walk from the Marston Road Site.
Worth knowing: Building work on site until spring 2028.
Cowley and Cowley Road
Students who want shops, cafes and restaurants nearby, and are happy to bus or cycle about 1.3 to 2.1 miles to Headington. The Mews, Paul Kent, Parade Green and Crescent are around here.
When to apply for Oxford halls
- Early NovemberBrookes sends invitations to apply for January 2027 entry.
- January 2027Brookes expects to publish its 2027/28 hall choices and prices.
- Mid-MarchBrookes invitations to apply begin for September entry.
- 10 May 2027Deadline for Brookes group 1 early unconditional firm applicants.
- 12 July 2027Deadline for Brookes group 2 early unconditional firm applicants.
- 31 July 2027Deadline for Brookes firm applicants with conditional offers.
- 18 August 2027Deadline for late firm, insurance and Clearing applicants at Brookes.
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 is the best Oxford Brookes accommodation?
We would start with Clive Booth Student Village, which offers en-suites from £185.36 for 38 weeks and is a 10-minute walk from Headington. Choose Cheney if being beside campus matters most, though its 50-week contract costs £10,218.72. Warneford is the cheaper close option if you are happy to share a bathroom.
What are the cheapest halls in Oxford?
Crescent Hall is the cheapest at £139.02 a week for 2026/27, or £5,262.90 for 38 weeks, but it is 2.1 miles from Headington. Clive Booth's shared-bathroom rooms cost £154.49 and Warneford Hall costs £164.85. All three share bathrooms, which is the clearest way to reduce rent at Brookes.
Are first years guaranteed a room at Oxford Brookes?
Yes. Brookes guarantees an offer of accommodation to all full-time first years who choose it as firm or insurance, provided they apply by the deadline and meet their offer's academic criteria. Deadlines for September 2027 entry range from 10 May to 18 August 2027, depending on your offer type.
Are there catered halls at Oxford Brookes?
None of the Brookes halls we checked in this guide offer catering. Clive Booth, Warneford, Crescent and Cheney are all described as self-catered, with a shared kitchen in each flat, while the Paul Kent page describes shared kitchens but does not state self-catering outright. Budget for food separately, and check your flat's kitchen setup.
Where do University of Oxford students live?
University of Oxford undergraduates normally live through their college instead of choosing from a central list of halls, so these Brookes halls will rarely apply to them. Our separate Oxford college accommodation guide ranks colleges on years of housing, location and rent. Check your own college's accommodation page for current costs before you budget.
When should I apply for Oxford Brookes halls?
Brookes begins sending invitations in mid-March for September entry and expects 2027/28 prices in January 2027. Conditional firm applicants must apply by 31 July 2027, and late firm, insurance and Clearing applicants by 18 August 2027. Some early unconditional groups have earlier dates of 10 May and 12 July.
What are the best private student accommodation providers near Oxford Brookes?
Unite Students, Host and Almero Student are the main private names on Brookes' own list. Dorset House from Unite starts at £232 a week for 2027/28 and is about five minutes from Headington. The Mews from Host starts at about £217, and The Park offers Brookes students £198 to £200 on a 42-week offer.
Official resources
- Oxford Brookes University accommodation Official halls information
- Oxford college accommodation ranked Our guide for University of Oxford colleges
- Oxford Brookes halls list All Brookes rents and contract lengths
- Oxford Brookes how to apply Guarantee terms and 2027 deadlines
- Unite Students in Oxford Dorset House and Beech House rents
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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.