[HDNG]IN COLLEGE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Catered: 19% [BULL] Cost: ú45-57 (38wks) [BULL] Self-catering: [PARA]29% [BULL] Cost: ú26-51(38wks)[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] There are 3 options, which are taken up almost [PARA]entirely by 1st years - all those hold Newcastle as a firm offer, [PARA]and return accommodation forms in time, will be housed. There [PARA]is also space for about 15% of other students. The first option is [PARA]the largest: 3 sets of catered halls, providing 2 meals a day. The [PARA]3 Castle Leazes halls (60s Swedish prison design) and Windsor [PARA]Terrace (converted Georgian) are 5 minutes walk from the [PARA]campus, the others are 2 and 3 miles away. The second option [PARA]is the self-catered flats in 4 main blocks in shared sets or up to 6 [PARA]to a flat. Finally, there are 300 student houses at Leazes [PARA]Terrace, converted Georgian houses, a 1/4 mile from the [PARA]campus. 1st years in the houses are likely to share, although [PARA]almost all other rooms are single. The University also operates a [PARA]head tenancy scheme housing 820 students in local private [PARA]accommodation .[PARA][BOLD]Car parking:[EBOLD] Free.[HDNG]EXTERNALLY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Ave rent: ú32[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] [ITAL]There's not much problem about finding housing in [PARA]Newcastle and students can afford to be choosy. The best [PARA]places to look are in Jesmond - close to the campus and quite [PARA]posh (but still affordable) - Fenham and Heaton. The West End [PARA](postcode NE4) and Benwell have a high crime rate and lots of [PARA]drug taking. In fact, some students would be surprised if they [PARA]didn't get offered something, but with cheap accommodation [PARA]elsewhere, students can afford not to bother with such areas. [PARA]Car parking is restricted around the city centre and it's not really [PARA]worth having a car.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][STAT][BULL] Renting: 57%[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Housing help:[EBOLD] The University Accommodation Service approves [PARA]houses and flats on its lists and provides help, advice and [PARA]standard contracts.
