Newcastle University accommodation

The University of Newcastle upon Tyne has many catered and non-catered Halls of Residence available to students.

Halls of Residence
Castle Leazes
Castle Leazes is the larger of the two catered halls and the only catered accommodation close to the university campus, it provides around 1,000 rooms of mainly single study bedrooms. Castle Leazes is within walking distance of the main campus. Facilities include 2 bars, a snooker room, a cinema room, a table tennis room, a small shop, a computer cluster, a launderette and TV rooms. A very small number of rooms are available as self-catered.

Henderson Hall
Henderson Hall is a catered hall of residence, although 2 wings have recently been converted to self-catering. Music practice rooms, games rooms and snooker rooms are found here. Activities in Henderson Hall include; film nights, quizzes, and pool leagues.

University flats
Richardson Road
Richardson Road consists of self-catered student flats. It is a few minutes walk from the majority of academic schools, the city centre and local shops. The main university gym lies adjacent to the flats. It has 894 single study-bedrooms and 31 self-contained couple flats.

St Mary's College
St Mary's College is located on Fenham Hall Drive about two miles away from the central campus, there are approximately 70 self catering flats each with up to six individual bedrooms inside.

Bowsden Court
Bowsden Court is made up of self-catering university flats, designed for students and families, though both are housed separately. It is located in South Gosforth.

Windsor Terrace
The Windsor Terrace self catering flats are divided into three sub-blocks: Gurney House, Hodgkin House and Fife House. They are located close to the Robinson Library.

Marris House
Marris House has 192 single study bedrooms and is adjacent to Richardson Road.

Jesmond Road
Jesmond Road has 81 single study bedrooms which are typically reserved for undergraduates, but there may be places for postgraduates. Some facilities such as they laundry are shared with the near-by Windsor Terrace.

Postgraduate houses
Leazes Parade
Leazes Parade is self-catering and is now exclusive to postgraduate students. Flats here have fewer rooms than would be found in other halls of residence. Leazes Parade is just off Barrack Road (A189) and is less than one mile west of the main University campus. It is close to Castle Leazes Halls.

Leazes Terrace
Leazes Terrace is also self-catering postgraduate accommodation. It is situated next to Newcastle United Football Club, within walking distance of the University campus and the city centre. It has a classical fronted nineteenth century terrace, which was designed by architect Thomas Oliver and built c1830 by Richard Grainger.

Easton Flats
The Easton Flats are second largest postgraduate site with 110 single study bedrooms and 4 double rooms.

Claremont Place
Claremont Place has 5 single rooms and 5 double rooms, making it the smallest of the University's accommodation.

Grand Hotel
The Grand Hotel sits above the University bookshop, and is adjacent to the University campus. It has 44 single study bedrooms.

North Terrace
North Terrace has 15 single and 9 double study-bedrooms with en suite bathrooms and an additional 9 single study-bedrooms with washbasins. It has shared launderette facilities with Richardson Road.

Partnership scheme
Magnet Court
Magnet Court consists of self-catered flats located close to the city centre. Although run by a company separate from the university accommodation service, Magnet Court is available alongside the other halls for first-years.

Trivia
*Many of the university residences can be found on the University's spin-off of the popular game Monopoly, first produced by Winning Moves in 2001.

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