Accommodation

Halls of residence student roomHalls of Residence

You can find the Halls of Residence webpages at www.port.ac.uk/halls.

We have a wide range of purpose-built, modern and well-equipped halls of residence all offering the opportunity to meet and live amongst other students from different courses, ages, cultures and backgrounds. There are ten halls, in three locations, giving nearly 3,000 hall rooms.

The halls are grouped into three bases, each hall sharing its facilities with the other halls in the same base. The three bases are as follows:

  • Guildhall Halls – city centre location comprising Bateson Hall, Harry Law Hall, Margaret Rule Hall, Trafalgar Hall and James Watson Hall.
  • Langstone Student Village – overlooking Langstone Harbour and comprising Langstone Flats, Trust Hall and QEQM Hall.
  • Rees and Burrell, close to Southsea seafront and comprising Rees Hall and Burrell House.

See inside our halls...

Why not take a virtual tour of our halls? Launch the tourand get a closer look at typical bedrooms, bathrooms and communal facilities.

A typical hall bedroom is furnished with a single bed, study desk, chair, drawers, wardrobe, notice board, electrical sockets, network connections and a telephone.

What the rent includes

  • Utility services – gas, electricity, water
  • FREE Broadband connection available 24 hours per day (PCs are not supplied)
  • Access to 25 freeview channels using Freewire TV through your PC or Laptop, with the option of subscribing to up to 25 more for a small fee.
  • The telephone service is supplied by Freewire, this can be used to make free calls to other Freewire telephone users, anywhere worldwide. When calling other networks and mobile phones, the Freewire Telephone offers very competitive rates with the advantage of no additional setup or subscription fees.
  • Free voicemail
  • A dedicated halls community support team
  • Access to launderette facilities
  • Basic insurance cover

Universities UK Code of Practice (160x85) All of the University of Portsmouth halls of residence meet the criteria of the Universities UK (UUK) Code of Practice for university-managed student accommodation, which stipulates standards of facilities and their management.  Our accommodation is therefore maintained to a reasonable standard and complies with relevant health and safety laws.

Click here to view the Universities UK Accommodation Code of Practice: http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/PolicyAndResearch/Guidance/AccommodationCodeofPractice/Pages/default.aspx