[HDNG]IN COLLEGE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Catered: 4% [BULL] Cost: ú38.60(35wks) [BULL] Self-catering: 29% [BULL] Cost: ú32(35wks)[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Housing used to be a bit of a nightmare, but things are looking better, especially in the new Woodlands and Parkside Halls, [EITAL]with their en suite bathrooms and landscaped gardens, and King Edward's Sq, a converted Victorian terrace, [ITAL]is OK.[EITAL] Catered places, which are in Linthorpe Hall [ITAL](famous for its Linthorpe Louts)[EITAL] only provide breakfast. 9.5% have to share. [ITAL]The University accommodation, if not plentiful or pretty, is cheap and weatherproof,[EITAL] and the worst of the housing problems are alleviated by a 341-place head tenancy scheme (where it rents from landlords and sublets to students on favourable terms), and a further 1,000 places in approved registered private houses.[PARA][BOLD]Car parking: [EBOLD][ITAL]Although students can park cars, they don't expect to find them in one piece later.[EITAL][HDNG]EXTERNALLY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Renting: 50% [BULL] Ave rent: ú28[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] The large mature student population tends to live at home and [ITAL]the private sector is far from saturated. It's pretty easy to find a place and some nice houses are available. Prince and Victoria Roads are best, but Brambles Farm, Waterloo and Abingdon Roads aren't worth it if students are attached to the thought of continued health. [EITAL][PARA][PARA][BOLD]Housing help:[EBOLD] The [ITAL]well-staffed [EITAL]accommodation office runs a registration system whereby houses are inspected once every 3 to 4 years. The office also offers standard renting contracts and contract negotiations.[PARA][PARA]
