We offer accommodation to all undergraduate students who want College rooms in term time. Students are normally required to vacate onsite rooms during vacations. As continuing students often stay in Oxford to study during the Easter vacation, they may be offered a room in a different building with funding to contribute to any additional cost.
College Buildings
We have four undergraduate buildings on our main site in Cowley Place, and more accommodation in our Jocelyn Morris Quad and at 38 St Giles in the city centre. Our buildings have their own style and character with WiFi available throughout.
Accommodation allocation
First-year undergraduates are automatically allocated accommodation in either Garden Building, South Building or Wolfson Building. Rooms have a washbasin. The buildings typically have on each floor two to three showers, three toilets and a kitchen. Each floor usually houses 12 to 13 students.
All rooms, with the exception of those off site, are offered on a 27-week licence except for the Jocelyn Morris Quad, currently available to finalists only, on a 40-week licence.
Every College room is regularly cleaned by a college ‘scout’. There are laundries in three of the on-site buildings and at the Jocelyn Morris Quad, with card/mobile pay machines and ironing facilities in each of the buildings.
The College Lodge provides manned 24/7 security and first aid cover.
Rental costs and catering credit
Please see the table below for information about rental costs. In addition to rental costs, all students are required to purchase either compulsory catering credit which can be exchanged for meals in the Dining Hall, or a 'meal deal'. Catering credits may be carried over from term to term but not from year to year. During the Easter vacation and Trinity Term, students may sell or transfer unused credit to other St Hilda's students.
| Rooms | Prices (Undergraduate terms are 9 weeks) |
|---|---|
| Anniversary Building ensuite | £2,509 per term |
| Christina Barratt Building | £2,281 per term |
| Standard on-site (not ensuite) | £2,069 per term |
| Jocelyn Morris Quad ensuite | £2,281 per term or £8,971 for 40 weeks |
| Jocelyn Morris Quad standard (not ensuite) | £2,069 per term or £8,045 for 40 weeks |
| 38 St Giles / 257 Iffley Road ensuite | £8,971 for 40 weeks |
| 38 St Giles / 257 Iffley Road standard (not ensuite) | £8,045 for 40 weeks |
| 205 Cowley Road ensuite | £8,971 for 40 weeks |
Note: Accommodation prices usually rise approximately 2% above inflation annually.
Staying during vacation
If you are required to move from your room during vacation times, we’ll offer alternative accommodation if you have travel difficulties or study needs. Extra residence charges apply (£28.85 per night in 2025/26).
Your damage deposit
We charge a damage deposit of £250 at the start of your first year in College accommodation. Any damage to College property or additional cleaning will be charged against this, and we’ll notify you. We’ll return your deposit at the end of July in the year that you finish your course.
Student Accommodation Code
College accommodation is covered by the Student Accommodation Code of Practice (PDF).
More information
For more information, contact the Head of Accommodation and Housekeeping.
Buildings Map
Take a look at our buildings map to see where our undergraduate accommodation is located.
