Castle irwell student village

Castle Irwell Student Village is a large hall of residence located in the Lower Broughton district of the City of Salford, England on the River Irwell and one mile from the main University campus. The student village is owned by the University of Salford and houses 1,059 students.

Organisation
Taking the form of individual student flats or houses, each building accommodates six, eleven or twelve students in single study bedrooms. Every building has communal showers, toilets and a shared kitchen and dining area.

The village is un-officially divied into two sectors,The Light Side and The Dark Side. The division is marked by the Pav, playing fields and AstroTurf pitches.
*The Light Side
The buildings on this side of the village are all 'houses', each housing approximately 10 to 12 students of single sex over three floors. Though any given house can be mixed sex, this can only occur when student specifically request so, so in affect this means halls are single sex until after a student's first year, when residences aren't randomly allotted. Each house has a common room, two bathrooms (on the ground and second floors) and kitchen. The rooms in the house are study bedrooms, containing wash basins.
*The Dark Side
The buildings on this side of the village, however, in addition to the 'houses' similar to those seen on the Light Side, houses more typical student Halls of Residence. These halls are residential blocks spread over three floors, housing six flats. Each of these flat contain six slightly larger study bedrooms, a shared bathroom, and a kitchen-diner.

There is generally said to be a friendly rivalry between the two sides, these can be contested in sporting events such as football as each side of the village generally have a team.

"The Irwell", as it is affectionately known, is considered by many who have lived here as a vibrant and sociable village and a great place to begin studies at the University of Salford.

Facilities: Facts & Figures

* 54 flats and 67 houses
* laundrette
* car parking for 300 cars
* 24 hour security
* self-catered with kitchen facilities
* the Pavilion bar, café and night club
* free broadband internet access
* telephone - free internal calls to all University phones
* free bus service to campus
* free personal belongings insurance up to £3000
* bed, desk and study chair
* wash basin in every room
* free membership of sports centre
* free cash machine

Prices
The annual rent for a room for the year 2007/8 is:
Houses
£53.27 per week (40 week contract, sharing with 10-12 people)
Flats
£59.08 per week (40 week contract, sharing with 6 people)

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