Undergraduate Accommodation

We want to ensure that our students have the best possible experience at Wadham. All undergraduates are offered College accommodation throughout the length of standard courses, and have the option of staying in College accommodation over the Christmas and Easter vacations.

We offer College accommodation throughout the length of a standard course

Where you'll be staying

Our undergraduate accommodation is divided over three sites: 1) Wadham College main site, 2) the Dorothy Wadham Building, and 3) Merifield. 

First and third-year undergraduates usually live in the Wadham College main site. Second-year undergraduates live in the Dorothy Wadham Building. Fourth-year undergraduates live in Merifield.

Rooms are allocated to all freshers. All other undergraduates are also offered accommodation according to a ballot system.

Wadham College main site, Parks Road

First and third-year undergraduates are usually located on the Wadham College main site, in the centre of Oxford. You'll be just a three minute walk from Wadham to the Bodleian Libraries and Radcliffe Camera. Plenty of the University's departments are also extremely close-by.

Accommodation on the main site is housed across several buildings, ranging from our oldest - those built in 1610 that overlook the Front Quadrangle - to our most modern, such as those in our new Undergraduate Centre.

Most rooms are organised in the traditional Oxford format of ‘staircases’, each staircase housing 6-17 students. There are shared bath and/or shower rooms on each staircase, and some have a small kitchen for making drinks and light snacks.

We do also have a number of ensuite rooms, including 5 purpose-built or modified en-suite rooms for students with a range of disabilities, including one room with a hoist.

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single bed
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desk & chair
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wardrobe
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storage
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bookshelves
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desk lamp
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washbasin
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mini-fridge
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high-speed wired & wireless internet

We offer all second-years ensuite accommodation

Dorothy Wadham Building, Iffley Road

Second year undergraduates are located in ensuite self-catered accommodation in the Dorothy Wadham Building, Iffley Road. Just east of the City Centre, you'll be within walking distance of lively pubs and restaurants. There are regular buses to the Centre and it's less than a ten minute cycle away.

The Dorothy Wadham Building offers single bedrooms with ensuite shower rooms, arranged in clusters, each with shared kitchen/dining areas.

There is an attractive internal courtyard garden, a garden room/TV lounge, a computer room and laundry room. The site accommodates about 20 graduate students along with about 110 undergraduates in a friendly, lively community.

The site, buildings, and eight of the bedrooms are fully accessible for students with disabilities.

This site also includes three small flats suitable for couples on Percy Street, adjacent to the Dorothy Wadham Building.

Merifield, Summertown

Fourth year undergraduates are located at Merifield, Summertown, north of the City Centre. You'll be within walking distance of Summertown's many shops and restaurants. Our modern gated complex of fully-fitted spacious apartments also enjoys regular buses to the City Centre and is just a ten minute cycle from the main College site.

The furnished apartments house 4 or 5 students in single rooms, sharing a spacious kitchen, dining and living room, and bathrooms.

Accommodation information

Fees & Finance

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Grants

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Got a query?

Our Accommodation Officer, Jo Wheble, is happy to help. Phone: +44 (0)1865 277969

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