Undergraduate Accommodation
As an undergraduate at Lincoln, you’ll have accommodation in the centre of Oxford for the duration of your course. All rooms contain a bed, a desk, a desk chair, and a wardrobe. There may also be additional storage space or furniture where space allows.
Where will my accommodation be?
Our undergraduate accommodation is central, so you’ll only ever be a short walk from the main College site. This is perfect for attending tutorials, dining in College, studying in the Library, or spending time in the Junior Common Room. You’ll also be close to all of the shops, cafés, and restaurants that Oxford has to offer.
All first-year undergraduates are required to live in College and will have accommodation in Main College, or across the road on Turl Street. All of our first-year rooms have en-suite bathrooms.
In subsequent years, you will be housed in either the newly renovated Mitre, Bear Lane, or Museum Road (10 minutes’ walk).
After your first year, your room will be allocated through a housing ballot, run by current students.
What accommodation is available?
The exact rooms available vary from year to year depending on the size of year groups and various other factors, but generally speaking available undergraduate accommodation consists of the following:
- First year: 100 en-suite rooms on our Main Site and Turl Street
- Second year: 10 rooms with shared bathrooms and 56 en-suite rooms in our Mitre accommodation and further rooms with shared bathrooms at our Bear Lane site, depending on demand
- Third year: c. 67 en-suite rooms with shared kitchens at our Museum Road site and c. 30 rooms with shared bathrooms and kitchens at our Bear Lane site
- Fourth year: please see Graduate Accommodation
How much will it cost?
We try to keep accommodation costs reasonable, and you’ll only pay rent during term time (unless you have applied to stay in your room over the vacation period or are on a 37 week contract).
Members of the same year group pay the same price, regardless of the room, and a housing ballot ensures fairness.
There are two types of accommodation plans, "3 term" and "37 week". The "3 term" plan allows for just over 25 weeks in residence (i.e. three full terms plus a few days on either side). Most undergraduates will be on this plan. Students living in Museum Road and Bear Lane houses are on the "37 week" plan, which allows for 37 weeks in residence (i.e. three full terms plus Christmas and Easter vacations).
First-year accommodation for 2025-26 on the "3 term" plan is £31.30 per night, which works out at £5571.40 per year.
Current students can find more information here.
The College is so beautiful and I had an absolutely incredible room in my first year overlooking the College Chapel and Turl Street.
— Connor Walton,
- Accessibility
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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.
- UUK Code of Practice
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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.
- Licence Agreement
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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.
- Internet Access
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• All college accommodation is covered by a Wi-Fi network named 'LincolnCollege' which connects to the Internet via the University backbone over a 1Gb link.
• There are wired ports available in all college accommodation but by default these are disabled as wireless access is available.
• All students are supplied with their own PSK to gain access to the 'LincolnCollege' Wi-Fi network, there are no limits on the amount of devices that can be connected with an individuals allocated PSK.
• The 1Gb link to the University rarely hits 50% usage, meaning that Internet speeds should be very quick. If you are experiencing slow Internet speeds please use the tool at https://www.speedtest.net/ and send the results to it-support@lincoln.ox.ac.uk.
• Use of any IT facilities including Internet usage are governed by the University's 'Use of IT facilities (Regulations)' and 'Jisc Acceptable Use Policy'.
- Student Room Insurance
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The College will arrange for your belongings to be insured with Howden (formerly My Endsleigh) while you’re living in College accommodation and there is a small cost for this in the region of £12 per academic year, which will be charged to your battels. Students may opt out of the insurance if they wish to take out their own policy.
A copy of the insurance policy can be found here.
Current students will be able to access their policy documents and amend their cover to include specific items, at their own cost, via an online portal when they register via the Howden app at the start of Term.
- Contact our Accommodation Office
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Annaliese Arthur
Accommodation Services Manager
Ewelina Jaworska
Accommodation Administrator
