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Features

2025/26 price per week: £158.06–£208.74

  • Single or double bed available
  • With or without washbasin
  • Shared kitchen and bathroom facilities
  • Rooms with meal plans and self-catered rooms available
  • 40-week residency period in halls
  • Some 51-week residency periods available in Northcourt Houses

If you are looking for the traditional university halls experience, a standard room with a shared bathroom is a great choice. You'll share kitchen and bathroom facilities with six to 10 other students, arranged in a corridor or flat.

All shared bathrooms are cleaned regularly, and have separate lockable cubicles for privacy.

At Wantage Hall and St Patrick's Hall, a Platinum or Gold Eating Plan is included in the weekly rent.

Washbasin full size

Room with a shared bathroom Floorplan

This is an example of a room with a shared bathroom and a washbasin. Please note that all floorplans are indicative of typical layout. Actual room layouts may vary. 

Contact us

If you have a question and have already applied for a place at Reading, you can log into our application portal and contact us via our live chat.

You can also contact the Accommodation Office on 0118 200 5011 or email 
accommodationonline@reading.ac.uk.

Meal plans

The University recommends all first-year students select a Meal Plan with your Accommodation choice to support your transition to life at university and help you reach your full potential academically. 

We offer a choice of 3, 7, 14 or unlimited number of Meals per week across 5 large dining sites to all students regardless of where you live. 

For more information visit the Clever Cuisine Meal Plans page.

Accommodation Guarantee

Prospective students are guaranteed a place in halls if they are:

  • A new full-time undergraduate who holds Reading as a Firm UCAS choice and applies for accommodation by 1 August** and satisfies any conditions of their academic offer by 3 September 2025.
  • A new full-time postgraduate who has accepted an offer from the University and applies for accommodation by 1 August** and satisfies any conditions of their academic offer by 3 September 2025.

*Subject to restrictions, please see:

**Please note, applications need to be received by 23:59 British Summer Time (UTC+1) on 1 August.

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