About this accommodation

  • Advertised weekly rent inclusive of all bills, contents insurance, an annual bus pass and your ResLifeBU programme
  • The houses in the Student Village have four or seven bedrooms and are split over two or three floors
  • Every house has a communal kitchen and living area and all the appliances (cooker, fridge, freezer and microwave) you’ll need
  • Just a few minutes walk to BU's main facilities, including the majority of learning spaces, The Sir Michael Cobham Library, the Medical Centre, the Student Centre and Dylan's Kitchen and Bar 
  • Lansdowne Campus and Bournemouth town centre are easily reached (within 10 to 15 minutes) on our university bus service
  • A residents’ common room and on-site laundry
  • Secure bike enclosure.

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Types of room

Standard rooms

Available to undergraduate and postgraduate students

Student Village bedroom on the ground floor with wooden flooring, a desk, chair, and bed

All rooms are single occupancy and come with a single bed, study desk, desk chair, storage.

All rooms are within shared houses of between 3–7 bedrooms, and have a shared bathroom, with the larger 7-bed properties having 2 shower rooms.

Every bedroom has its own washbasin. All flats have fully fitted shared kitchens and dining spaces to eat, relax and socialise.

Value rooms

Available to undergraduate and postgraduate students

The value rooms have the same specification as the standard option. The only difference is that standard-priced rooms are in houses that have been refurbished in recent years. 


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Price lists 

September starters

Value room (undergraduate, 40-week tenancy)£143.49

Standard room (undergraduate, 40-week tenancy)£157.98

Value room (undergraduate paramedic students, 42-week tenancy)£143.13

Standard room (undergraduate paramedic students, 42-week tenancy)£157.62

Value room (postgraduate, 50-week tenancy) £142.01

Standard room (postgraduate, 50-week tenancy) £156.50

Studio (postgraduate, 50-week tenancy) £201.68

Bungalow (two bedrooms - family, 50-week tenancy) £254.53

Please note: prices shown are for the 2024/25 academic year. For full details, download our accommodation price guide 2024/5 (pdf 188kb)

January starters

Value room (postgraduate students, 28-week and 50-week tenancy) £129.71

Standard room (postgraduate students, 28-week and 50-week tenancy) £143.51

Please note: prices shown are for the January 2024/25 academic year and will be updated annually. Download the January accommodation price guide 2024 (pdf 34kb)