Your first year of study
Applications for new undergraduate students for 2019-20 open on 8 January 2019.
All full-time undergraduate students studying at
either our Colchester or Southend Campuses are entitled to accommodation
for the first year of study as long as they return their
application by the deadline date.
Please only select areas you are willing to accept as we will not make any changes once an offer has been sent.
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Colchester Campus accommodation availability
You're guaranteed a room if you apply for accommodation before 11.59pm on Friday 23 August 2019.
If you're a new applicant and apply after this date, we can no longer guarantee you University accommodation for your first year, but you can still
apply for accommodation and we will offer you a room if possible. If we can't offer you campus
accommodation then we'll put you in touch with
SU Homes, an agency
run by our Students' Union.
-
Southend Campus accommodation availability
You're guaranteed a room if you apply for accommodation before 11.59pm on Friday 23 August 2019.
If you're a new applicant and apply after this date, we can no longer guarantee you University accommodation for your first year, but you can still
apply for accommodation and we will offer you a room if possible.
Before you apply check out our fantastic offers for Southend. Choose either a
2 year or 3 year deal when you apply and save money.
If you have chosen us as your insurance choice, you will only be able to apply for accommodation here, once you
have become 'firm' with Essex.
Accommodation is guaranteed if applications are received by the deadline
dates above.
You will not receive an offer of accommodation until your academic status is unconditional.
The guarantee does not apply to other student categories. For more
information please refer to our
Allocations Policy.
Make sure you read the
Application Guide (.pdf)
before making an application for accommodation.
New undergraduate students are not required to make a prepayment (previously known as a deposit).
What you need to do
When your UCAS status at Essex is showing as either conditional firm
or unconditional firm, you can apply online.
You need to:
-
Create your myEssex applicant portal (see timescales below)
- Login to the portal
- Go to the Living section of the portal, where you will find
the link to the online accommodation application form under Accommodation
Timescale
It can take up to 24 to 48 hours for the relevant data to be imported into
the accommodation application system from the point of creation, so set
up your portal as soon as you can.
Reasons you may not be able to apply
You will not be able to apply if:
- you have not received an offer of academic study at Essex
- you have only just created an applicant portal (see timescale
above)
- Essex is not your firm choice
- your status at Essex is neither conditional firm nor
unconditional firm or
- you do not have a PRID (e.g. SMITH12345) in the myAdmin section
of the myEssex Applicant Portal
- you have not allowed 48 hours after becoming firm at Essex for our system to update, before
applying for accommodation
More information
Registering to vote
If you’re eligible to vote in UK local and general elections, you’ll need to make sure you’re on
the electoral register once you’ve settled into your accommodation, using your new address.
Don’t miss your chance to have your
say – join the UK electoral register online.
What you need to do
Applications for new postgraduate students for 2019-20 open on 8 January 2019.
All full-time postgraduate students studying at
either our Colchester or Southend Campuses are entitled to accommodation
for the first year of study as long as they return their
application by the deadline date.
Please only select areas you are willing to accept as we will not make any changes once an offer has been sent.
-
Colchester Campus accommodation availability
You're guaranteed a room if you apply for accommodation before 11.59pm on Wednesday 31 July 2019.
If you're a new applicant and apply after this date, we can no longer guarantee you University accommodation for your first year, but you can still
apply for accommodation and we will offer you a room if possible. If we can't offer you campus
accommodation then we'll put you in touch with
SU Homes, an agency
run by our Students' Union.
-
Southend Campus accommodation availability
You're guaranteed a room if you apply for accommodation before 11.59pm on Wednesday 31 July 2019.
If you're a new applicant and apply after this date, we can no longer guarantee you University accommodation for your first year, but you can still
apply for accommodation and we will offer you a room if possible.
Make sure you read the Application Guide (.pdf) before making an application for accommodation.
You need to:
-
Create your myEssex applicant portal (see timescales below)
- Login to the portal
and accept your offer of academic study
- Go to the Living section of the portal, where you will find
the link to the online accommodation application form under Accommodation
Timescales
It can take up to 24 to 48 hours for the relevant data to be imported into
the accommodation application system from the point of creation, so set
up your portal as soon as you can.
Payment
Don't worry about the money at this stage. When you receive an accommodation
offer you have one week to accept and pay your £250 prepayment. You will
be able to make this payment by credit/debit card as part of the online
acceptance process.
If you are not able to pay your pre-payment at the point of acceptance, please contact the Student Information Team in the Student
Services Hub.
Please do not try and pay your pre-payment via the student online payment system. We have
experienced difficulty tracing such payments in the past and this
option has therefore been discontinued.
To be guaranteed accommodation, you must complete the application
form by the deadline date of 31 July 2019.
Reasons you may not be able to apply
Please also note that you will not be able to apply if:
- you have not received an offer of academic study at Essex
- you have only just created an applicant portal (see timescale
above)
- you have not accepted your offer of academic study or
- you do not see a PRID (for example, SMITH12345) in the myAdmin
section of the MyEssex Applicant Portal
- you haven't allowed 48 hours after accepting your offer at Essex, before
applying for accommodation
More information
South Essex College
We currently provide a small number of rooms at the
University Square,
Southend for new undergraduate students studying at South Essex College.
- SEC students wishing to apply for accommodation should contact
Student Services on:
Telephone 0845 5212345, Email
accommodation@southessex.ac.uk
for an application form.
East 15
Private accommodation is available at Loughton, please visit the
the East 15
website for more information.
East 15 students studying at Southend Campus can apply for
accommodation as a new or returning undergraduate student via our normal channels.
Erasmus/Study Abroad
Erasmus/Study Abroad students should contact the Essex
Abroad office regarding applying for accommodation.
Sports bursary
If you have a sports bursary and want to apply for accommodation,
please
contact the Sports
Centre direct.
Edge Hotel School
If you are an Edge Hotel School student and wish to apply for accommodation,
please complete the
2018-19 Edge Hotel School Application form
and return by email to
accadmin@essex.ac.uk
All other January applicants
Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Applications for January 2019 are open.
For all other undergraduate January 2019 starters wanting to apply for accommodation,
please complete the
2018-19 January undergraduate arrivals Colchester Campus Accommodation Application form
and return by email to
accadmin@essex.ac.uk
Postgraduate
For all other Colchester postgraduate January 2018 starters wanting to apply for accommodation,
please complete the
2018-19 January postgraduate arrivals Colchester Campus Accommodation Application form
and return by email to
accadmin@essex.ac.uk
For all other Southend postgraduate January 2018 starters wanting to apply for accommodation,
please complete the
2018-19 January postgraduate arrivals Colchester Campus Accommodation Application form
and return by email to
accadmin@essex.ac.uk
If you accept your allocated accommodation you will enter into a legal contract with
Accommodation Essex and you will be liable to pay the rent for your room for the
period stated on your offer letter.
Please read our terms carefully before accepting any offer of
accommodation:
Contact us
if you have any queries relating to accommodation applications.