University of Warwick Halls of Residence

The University of Warwick provides the majority of accommodation to first-year undergraduate and first-year postgraduate students in purpose-built halls of residence. As of the 2015/2016 academic year, there are over 6,400 student bedrooms, across 13 halls of residence on campus.[1]

Internet service

All bedrooms in the 13 on campus halls of residence are provided with both wired and wireless access to the Residential Network "ResNet" service. ResNet provides 20/10 Mbit/s (Down/Up) throughout the academic year. The service is shared with other customers on ResNet at a contention ratio of 50:1 as it is intended to replicate a home-style internet connection. [2]

List of Residences

Arthur Vick
'Arthur Vick' residences

Three halls, 396 single en suite rooms, undergraduates, high speed network/internet access, shared kitchen and lounge facilities, 30-week lets. The hall is named after Sir Arthur Vick, former Vice-Chancellor of Queens University, Belfast and Pro-Chancellor of Warwick. Opened in 1994.

Bluebell

Four 4-storey blocks of eight-person flats for first year undergraduates only. The first intake of students in the 505 single en suite bedrooms arrived for the 2011/2012 academic year.

Claycroft

Three blocks of eight-person flats, final year undergraduates and postgraduates allocated to separate blocks by type. Opened in 1994.

Cryfield

Three blocks: Cryfield 1, 2 and 3. 258 single study bedrooms (86 in each block). 4 Floors in a pyramidal shape. Common room on the ground floor making Cryfield a very sociable halls of residence. Bathroom facilities on each floor including toilet cubicles, shower cubicles, baths with a shower over it and sinks. 3 kitchens on ground floor, 2 kitchens on first floor and 2 kitchens on second floor. 40-week let. Typical room size 3.75m x 2.3m. Rooms consist of a camp bed and mattress, bedside cabinet, wardrobe with top box, shelving, desk and chest of draws. Every room has a sink. Very narrow corridors. The second cheapest of all first year undergraduate accommodation at £92 per week in 2019/2020. £3,680 annual. Named after the adjacent Cryfield Farm. Opened in 1975.

Heronbank

701 single en suite study bedrooms of eight person flats for final year undergraduates and postgraduates. The name was selected from an 1834 Ordnance Survey map of Warwickshire.[3]

Jack Martin

Four halls, 428 single en suite rooms, undergraduates. Jack Martin was owner of Heublein, producer of Smirnoff, and the source of his sister, Helen Martin's wealth that enabled her to be the university's anonymous benefactor. Opened in 1986.

Lakeside

574 single en-suite study bedrooms in four blocks of eight-person flats, first year undergraduates and postgraduates allocated to separate blocks by type. Opened in 1994.

Lakeside Apartments

There are number of flats available for postgraduate students with families. These flats are part of the Lakeside Apartments which is occupied by staff and postgraduate students. The flat consists of one or two bedrooms, a kitchen, living room, and bathroom. They are located near the main Lakeside residences.

Redfern

4 to 5 five-person flats in five blocks, first year undergraduates. Demolished in 2019 to make way for the Cryfield village development.

Rootes

921 single rooms in blocks A-F and J-P, undergraduates. These residences, amongst the oldest in the university, were completed by 1970 and named after Lord Rootes. Rootes was chairman of the promotion committee which founded the University of Warwick.

International House

Referred to as 'I block' or 'I house', this building is the smallest hall of the Rootes residences amongst which it is situated. It was founded by Milfred Weedcrops, "So that brotherhood may prevail". Originally set up exclusively for the use of international students, the unimaginatively named 'International House' is now open to students of all nationalities. It comprises 51 single rooms on 3 floors, with a large common room. International House recently saw refurbishment works take place prior to the start of the 2015/2016 academic year.

Sherbourne

The Sherbourne residences consist of nine blocks, with 794 single and twin en suite rooms.[4] It is in close proximity to Lakeside and Heronbank and is with 10 minutes walking distance of central campus. The residences were constructed in two phases, with blocks 1–6 constructed in phase one, completed in 2012 [5], and blocks 7–9 in phase two [6], which was completed in mid-2017.

Tocil

60 six nine and twelve person flats in ten blocks. First year undergraduates, final year undergraduates and postgraduates students are allocated separate blocks by type. Named after the nearby Tocil Woods.

Hampton hall at Westwood

Westwood

Eight halls, 460 single study bedrooms (in most instances), undergraduates. Integrated into the main campus in 1979 from the acquisition of the land formerly known as the Coventry College of Education.

Whitefields

17 houses of 12 single rooms, kitchen and bathroom facilities in each house, ground floor lounge in each house.

Future residences

Cryfield Village, townhouse style accommodation for mature/graduate/final year students. They will include 664 student bedrooms, Residential Life accommodation and a central village hall.[7]

Off-campus accommodation

The University of Warwick's Accommodation Service, Warwick Accommodation, acts as landlord on a large number of properties in Leamington Spa, Kenilworth and Earlsdon in Coventry. It also acts as an agent for Union Court in Leamington Spa and Liberty Park in Coventry. There is also the new iconic development, Red Queen, in Coventry, within 10 minutes of the campus.

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References
  1. Campus Accommodation, Warwick Accommodation, 16 January 2015
  2. Resnet Service, Warwick University IT Services, 3 July 2015
  4. "Sherbourne Halls of Residence". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. "Sherbourne Residences (2012)". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. "Sherbourne - next phase: Development starts soon". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  7. "Cryfield Village Residences (2018) | Campus Timeline | University of Warwick". www2.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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