Accommodation
Rooms are booked via our Accommodation Portal and priority is given in the following order:
- Graduate Scholars with allocated accommodation
- PGCE students
- Graduate students domiciled overseas, including Erasmus
- All other graduate students domiciled within the UK
Within each priority band, accommodation is awarded on a first-come-first-served basis. Students within each priority band will be notified in advance of the date their accommodation bookings open and the window within which bookings can be made. The allocation of rooms from second year onwards is decided by a ballot, run by current graduate students.
Graduate Accommodation
Location
We have three complexes of graduate accommodation in the city centre: Bear Lane (three minutes’ walk from main College), the EPA Centre on Museum Road (10 minutes’ walk), or Little Clarendon Street (13 minutes’ walk). All rooms have access to kitchens, and all rooms at the EPA and Little Clarendon Street have en-suite bathrooms.
Cost
There is a wide variety of accommodation available across the three sites, and rooms are available at varying price points (bands A to D). Rooms have been designated their band based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, noise, natural light, amenities, room size, whether it has an en suite, the number of people sharing a kitchen etc.
For 2023-24, the prices according to band are as follows:
Band A = £30.70 per night / £7951.30 per year (based on a 37 week contract)
Band B = £29.51 per night / £7643.09 per year (based on a 37 week contract)
Band C = £27.56 per night / £7138.04 per year (based on a 37 week contract)
Band D = £24.57 per night / £6363.63 per year (based on a 37 week contract)
Licence
Rooms are let for the academic year (37 weeks) with the option to extend into the Summer Vacation. Students looking to start their courses in Hilary or Trinity terms will need to contact the Accommodation Office for availability the term before.
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If you have specific accommodation requirements (due to accessibility or medical reasons, for example) you may be exempt from the housing ballot and allocated an appropriate bedroom. Further guidance for freshers is given during the accommodation application process via the Accommodation Portal.
We have accessible rooms in the main College site, the Mitre, and Museum Road for undergraduates. For graduates, there are accessible rooms in both the EPA Centre and Little Clarendon Street.
More detailed accessibility information is available in the College Access Guide.
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The Universities UK approved code of practice for student accommodation sets out basic standards for student accommodation in Higher Educations Institutions, including the Oxford colleges. The code protects your rights to a safe, good quality place to live. You can find out more information in the Accommodation Code of Practice on the Universities UK website.
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Lincoln College arranges insurance with Endsleigh for students living in College accommodation. The cost per student for this academic year is £14.53, which is charged to you via battels.
To view your policy certificate online, please register with Endsleigh. It is important that you check your policy carefully to ensure that you are familiar with the terms and that all of the items that you wish to have covered are included in the policy. By registering, you will be able to view top-up products and amend your policy to suit your individual needs, at your own cost.
Students who wish to opt out of the insurance please advise the College in writing by emailing Rachel King, Bursar's secretary. You are encouraged to take out your own cover for your belongings whilst living in College accommodation.
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Before you move into College accommodation you will be asked to complete a licence agreement. A sample agreement can be viewed on the Accommodation Portal during the booking process.
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