[HDNG]IN COLLEGE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Catered: 5.5% [BULL] Cost: ú55 (40wks) [BULL] Self-catering: 14% [PARA]Cost: ú33-38 (40wks)[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] All first years who want accommodation can have it; [PARA]remember, lots of local and mature students are already sorted. [PARA]21% have to share. Most hall places are in Priory Hall on [PARA]campus, although Caradoc Hall (64 single bedsits and 62 twin [PARA]flats) is 3 miles away. About 3% of rooms are shared and all [PARA]parts of student accommodation is mixed. 600 new hall places [PARA]will be ready for October 1994.[PARA][BOLD]Catering:[EBOLD] In self-catering places, kitchens can be shared with up [PARA]to 10 other students, [ITAL]but those who have to eat hall food tend to [PARA]think they've got the bum deal.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Car parking:[EBOLD] Like Monopoly - occasional free parking.[HDNG]EXTERNALLY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Ave rent: ú30[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] [ITAL]With a bit of work, students can find somewhere [PARA]suitable and when they do, the cost is sweet, grant-wise.[EITAL] [ITAL]The [PARA]best areas are Earlsdon, Folehill and Stoke. Hillfields and Wood [PARA]End are Coventry's Bronx, and Bell Green is too far out. The [PARA]cost and availability of parking spaces renders cars pointless.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][STAT][BULL] Renting: 40%[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Housing help:[EBOLD] The Accommodation Office checks out every [PARA]place it recommends on its list of houses and also offers a [PARA]handbook, bulletin board, full time staff and contract advice.
