Financial Information
Rents and Accommodation
On this page you will find information on Rents and Accommodation. Elsewhere on the website, you can also find information on Course Fees and Living Costs, as well as available Financial Support.
Accommodation in College rooms is offered to:
➤All First-year, Second-year and Third-year undergraduates (except for those with a third year abroad)
➤Fourth-year undergraduates who have spent a year abroad as part of their course
➤First-year Graduates; we aim to offer rooms to as many graduate as possible subject to availability
Undergraduates may opt to live outside College from their second year onwards. Graduates may choose to live out from their first year.
There is some College accommodation for graduates in their second, third, and possibly further years; this is subject to availability in the H B Allen Centre.
Rooms for first-year undergraduates are allocated by the Accommodation Manager, though incoming students may express a preference for type of room. Second-year and third-year students currently choose their room by a ballot system operated by the Accommodation Office. Full information on how rooms are allocated and how students can request reasonable adjustment on medical or other grounds will be found in the Student Handbook.
Information on graduate accommodation in the H B Allen Centre can be found here.
Undergraduate accommodation is located in the Parks Road site. The rooms in Liddon, Pusey and Sloane Robinson are organized along corridors, whilst those in Hayward and DeBreyne are on staircases. The 93 ARCO rooms consist of seven flats which contain 10-12 ensuite rooms, one large shared kitchen/common room, there are then a further six 2-bed apartments. Apartments have one bathroom and one small kitchen.
Rents on the Parks Road site
Accommodation available for undergraduates on the Parks Road (main) site is as follows:
The rents for different room types and year groups for 2025-26 are available in the table below.
First- and second-year licences are for three terms of 9 weeks’ duration. Third year students may choose between a three-term and a nine-month contract.
First year undergraduates are charged a deposit of £185 caution money. This will be credited to the final term’s battels, but may be retained in part or in whole by the College to cover part or all of any charges made to rectify any damage or losses caused by the member concerned (normal wear excluded).
Notes: In the table, rents are given for a daily rate (per diem) and an annual rate (either three terms or 9 months for third years only that want this option) for 2025-26. The table represents the complete range of room pricing available. Not all room types may be relevant to each year group.
Rents for following years will be determined by increasing the agreed rents by a formula of ‘CPI +2.5%’. Using the formula, the actual rent for the following academic year will be determined in January of the preceding academic year. The rents therefore shown in the table for 2nd and 3rd years are indicative. The rents set by the formula for following years will be subject to a downward only review mechanism that could result in a rent refund for students if actual inflation for the year in question turns out to be lower than what had been set using the formula. If actual College inflation exceeds that set by the formula there will not be an additional charge to students. The review will take place in January of the academic year in question and will compare actual College inflation for that year to the amount determined by the ‘CPI+2.5%’ formula the previous January.
Information on rents for undergraduates starting in 2026-27 will be published in the preceding spring.
Rents in the H B Allen Centre
The mix of rooms, and the rents being charged in 2025-26 (in £), are as follows:
The rents for 2026-27 should be announced by end of March 2026.
We have rooms for use by residents with a disability and some are wheelchair accessible. The Centre is not able to provide partnered or accommodation for children.
Rooms are available on either a 9-month or a 51-week licence, and those opting for a 9-month tenancy may extend their contract for up to a further three months in order to fit in with the requirements of their course, provided sufficient notice is given and subject to availability. We aim to offer the majority of incoming graduates accommodation, although this is subject to the number of graduates taking up their offers and seeking college accommodation.
Graduates are charged:
➤a deposit of £185 is to confirm acceptance of accommodation and this is credited to the first term’s rent.
➤a security deposit of £500 with the first term’s accommodation. This will be released to them at the end of the licence period but may be retained in part or in whole by the College to cover part or all of any charges made to rectify any damage, cleaning issues or losses caused by the member concerned (normal wear excluded).
➤caution money of £185. This is returned at the completion of the course but may be retained in whole or part by the College to cover any unpaid charges, e.g. for Hall meals.
Guest rooms
Junior Members may book guest rooms in College subject to the following:
➤Up to two of the SCR guest rooms in L6 may be booked by junior members on any given day
➤Bookings may not be made more than 3 weeks in advance for home students and six weeks for overseas students
➤The maximum stay at any one time is 3 nights
➤The cost of the stay will be batteled when the room is booked
➤International (non-UK resident) junior members may book the twin or double room for up to 3 nights per year out of term for family members and/or spouses. Term refers to weeks 0-8 inclusive.
Other Charges
Hall charge There is no ‘Hall charge’. All meals in College are pay-as-you-go, i.e. you pay for what you choose. Meals in college are charged to your battels.
MCR and JCR charges There is a subscription fee for membership of the Middle (Graduate) Common Room which is published on the MCR website two weeks before the start of the academic year.
Gym charges All current members of Keble, which includes JCR, MCR, SCR and staff, are eligible to join the College gym. You must be a Keble member to use the Gym. The membership fee is payable by a charge to battels.