Our student accommodation

Welcome to the official University accommodation website, owned and managed by the University of Sheffield - the largest student community in Sheffield that brings together undergraduates and postgraduates to live in a safe and vibrant environment.

Official University accommodation is the only place to live

2021-22 Accommodation

If you are arriving in Sheffield to study at the University of Sheffield for the academic year 2021-22, you can now apply for university-owned and managed accommodation. We know this year has changed a lot of student plans so we are here to help and assist.

Apply now for 2021/22!

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Meet your flatmates

Once you know where you’ll be living you can join one of our dedicated Facebook groups to start chatting to your future flatmates, making the moving-in process a little easier and making friends before you even arrive.

Meet your flatmates on Facebook groups

Returner applications are open

Applications to come back and live in University accommodation for 2021/22 are now open - if you are a current student you can book your room to return to live with us.

Come back and live with us!

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Popular FAQs about University accommodation

We know that everyone has lots of questions at this exciting time about how to apply for accommodation and other general information. So we have compiled some of the most popular questions that have been asked to help guide you through the process.

Your questions answered right here

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Updates about living in University accommodation 2021

Please keep yourself informed with everything relating to University accommodation. This applies to current students living in our accommodation or 2021-22 students coming to live with us for the next academic year. Accommodation Services have been and will continue to work alongside UK Government Advice, Public Health England (PHE) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Keep up to date with all the information

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Guarantee 2021 - 22

If you are applying and studying full time for the full academic year at The University of Sheffield, then you are guaranteed university accommodation as long as you apply by 31 August 2021 and you are guaranteed to live with University of Sheffield students. Please read the guarantee in full before applying for accommodation.

View our Accommodation Guarantee

Where can I live?

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New students

Become part of the largest undergraduate community in Sheffield. Take a look around our accommodation options and find out about what the city of Sheffield has to offer. You'll love it.

Meet the community

Current students

You can live in University accommodation throughout your studies at The University of Sheffield. We launch a campaign every year for returning students, this year this will go live in January 2021 as we are working with the Students' Union on making sure that students don't book early this year due to Covid-19. There's a surplus of accommodation across the city, so don't worry and wait until New Year.

Resources for current students

Smart Move Sheffield

If University accommodation isn't for you and you are looking to rent in the private sector - then we recommend that you take a look at Smart Move Sheffield. Smart Move Sheffield is run by The University of Sheffield and all of our properties on our search facility have been inspected by Sheffield City Council as part of their SNUG student housing scheme

Private sector accommodation

Support and information

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Food and Drink

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Accommodation Fee's

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Residence Life

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