Ultimate Student Accommodation Guide In Glasgow
Once you’ve been accepted to university or college, it might feel like it’s time to sit back, relax and wait for September to roll in. But nope! After you’ve secured your place, you’ve got to start on the real work: sussing out the nightlife, preparing for your course and, perhaps most importantly, finding somewhere to live!
Students in Glasgow have a bunch of accommodation options, including official university accommodation, private halls and luxury halls.
In this article, we’ll look at all the different options available to you and discuss which halls of residence are best for what students. Let’s get started.
Best University Student Accommodation
All Glasgow universities provide a variety of official accommodation options to their students. If you definitely want to live alongside fellow students and want to go for a property owned and managed by the university, official university halls of residence are for you.
University of Glasgow Accommodation
The University of Glasgow sits in the middle of the West End with its main campus built either side of University Avenue. The university has a number of residences clustered in and around the West End, most of which are within walking distance.
Below we’ve quickly covered all the residences Glasgow University offers.
Wolfson Hall: Wolfson Hall is the University of Glasgow’s only catered accommodation. It’s also the furthest away option as it’s located a couple of miles west of the main campus on the Garscube Campus. Rooms in Wolfson cost £178.43 per week for single en-suite bedrooms and £161.35 per week for single standard bedrooms.
Murano Street Student Village: One of is the largest residence operated by the University of Glasgow. Murano Street consists of four- or five-person self-contained flats with a shared living room/kitchen area, bathroom and toilet facilities in each flat. Every bedroom in Murano Street Student Village costs £123.13 per week.
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