[HDNG]IN COLLEGE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Catered: 7% [BULL] Cost: ú46 (34wks) [BULL] Self-catering: 5% [BULL] Cost: ú28 (30wks)[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] Only 36% of 1st years can live in, so students' applications are considered on the basis of how far they live from Leicester and whether they apply in time. If lucky enough to get a place in hall, there's a 5% chance they'll have to share, sometimes with up to 2 other students, and, [ITAL]on average, rooms are not big[EITAL]. There are 20 halls of residence, all quite small, some no more than big houses. 13 are in the city centre (7 catered) and 7 catered halls are at Scraptoft. This means that Scraptoft has more accommodation than is needed for its own 1st years and so some students at the main site who apply for places end up there. 6 halls are single sex, but floors are segregated in all halls.[PARA][BOLD]Car parking:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Free and adequate at most halls, but not easy in the city in general.[EITAL][HDNG]EXTERNALLY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Ave rent: ú30[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] [ITAL]A decent standard at an OK price, if you look around. The best places to look are Clarendon Park [EITAL](5mins from the campus[ITAL]), North Evington and the Narborough Rd area (near De Montfort University)[EITAL]. [ITAL]Highfields, is the red light district with drug dealers on street corners, so only try for here if you want the seedy ambience. Parking is about as difficult as getting a needle through the eye of a camel with the RSPCA complaining.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][STAT][BULL] Renting: 88%[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Housing help:[EBOLD] The University Accommodation Office has a bulletin board and newsletter. The Union provides help and advice. A significant proportion of students live at their parents' homes.[PARA][PARA]
