[HDNG]IN COLLEGE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Catered: 5% [BULL] Cost: ú71(34wks) [BULL] Self-catering: 18% [BULL] Cost: ú40-ú71(34/45wks)[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] The University offers a variety of options including 12 halls of residence, local houses where the University acts as landlord and a housing association/head tenancy scheme where the University rents properties and sublets to students (accommodating 7% of students). The University can house 75% of 1st years. Less than 5% of other students can get University accommodation. [ITAL]Although pricy, almost all the accommodation is of a high standard, [EITAL]conveniently in or near the Headington campus [ITAL]with good amenities. [EITAL]No-one has to share rooms, although up to 12 share a kitchen. There are limited provisions for couples and some single sex accommodation for female overseas students.[PARA][BOLD]Car parking:[EBOLD] Permit parking at 2 halls only.[HDNG]EXTERNALLY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]A3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Ave rent: ú45[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Availability:[EBOLD] [ITAL]There are 2 major problems with non-University accommodation in Oxford. First, cost; second, availability. But, hey, apart from that, there are minor problems too, such as the standard of housing which, for the money, could be better, the shark landlords and the lack of parking space. While the situation's pretty bleak[EITAL] and although Oxford has a serious homelessness problem, it isn't the students who are sleeping in doorways. Most of the available accommodation is in shared housing, rented privately. There are also a few bedsits, although these tend to be less popular, and digs (a room in a resident landlord's house), which are a last resort for most students.[PARA][PARA][STAT][BULL] Renting: 70%[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Housing help:[EBOLD] Places in the University are allocated by pot luck, but those 1st years and other students who need to go it alone can get help from the University Accommodation Office which has a number of full time staff providing bulletin boards and an approval scheme to help students check for roaches.[PARA][PARA]
