Accommodation

Undergraduate Accommodation

All undergraduate freshers are provided with accommodation in College, but you will still need to complete our accommodation application process via our Accommodation Portal. The Accommodation Team will be in touch with undergraduate freshers in late August with details of this process. Rooms are allocated at random, unless you have specific requirements (e.g. for disability, health, or religious reasons). There is a section for making such requests on the Accommodation Portal, or you can contact the Examinations and Adjustments Officer directly.

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Undergraduate Accommodation

Location

All first-year undergraduates 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 Mitre (two minutes’ walk from main College), Bear Lane, or Museum Road (10 minutes’ walk). Third and fourth years usually have access to a kitchen.

After your first year, your room will be allocated through a housing ballot, run by the JCR.

Cost

We try to keep accommodation costs reasonable, and first and second years only pay rent during term-time (unless you have applied to stay in your room over the vacation period).

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 first and second years will be on this plan. Third and fourth year students are generally on the "37 week" plan, which allows for 37 weeks in residence (i.e. three full terms plus Christmas and Easter vacations).

As of 2025-26, the prices for undergraduates are as follows:

First year = £31.30 per night / £5571.40 per year (based on a 178 night contract)

Second year = £31.30 per night / £5571.40 per year (based on a 178 night contract)

Third year = £30.55 per night / £7912.45 per year (based on a 259 night contract)

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Laundry

There are a number of laundry rooms available to use. They are located in main College, the Mitre, Staircase 15, Bear Lane, the EPA Centre on Museum Road, and Little Clarendon Street. These laundry rooms are managed by a company called Circuit.

Prices for 2024-25:

  • £1.50 for a wash and £0.50 for a dry

You can find information about payment methods in the laundries.

Our accommodation sites on St John Street and Divinity Road have washing machines and tumble dryers built in and these are free to use for residents.

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Where to Next…

Find out how to get to Lincoln College
Learn more about the meals available at Lincoln College
Discover our undergraduate common room, the JCR