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