University of Leeds accommodation
This is a list of halls of residence both on and off campus at the University of Leeds in Leeds, England.
The list is split to show halls providing catered and self–catered accommodation and includes a section on halls that are no longer used as University of Leeds residences. Most sites provide general student accommodation but where all, or the majority of residents, are post-graduate or international students this is highlighted. Similarly, where residences include or are adjacent to particular facilities, e.g. music, sports, stores, food outlets, or entertainment venues, this may be mentioned. The distance between the residence and the campus and to the city centre are included where pertinent.
Catered
Charles Morris Hall
Mount Preston Street, LS2 9JP, is home to Charles Morris Hall, consisting of four blocks of buildings; Storm Jameson East, Storm Jameson West, Dobree and Whetton. Dobree and Whetton accommodate 80 students in each of two blocks with most bedrooms having a washbasin but share a bathroom. The hall was named after former Leeds University Vice-Chancellor Charles Morris, Baron Morris of Grasmere. The hall was refurbished in 2010. Storm Jameson East & West are new buildings, with the first students moving in in September 2010. All rooms are en-suite and are also fitted with double beds.Devonshire Hall
Devonshire Hall is located on Cumberland Road, off Headingley Lane, the main Leeds to Otley road. approximately one mile north from the centre of campus. Devonshire Hall comprises the main hall, formerly a Victorian manor house, as well as a number of newer annexes along Cumberland Road. 260 students live in catered residences, while another 300 reside in self-catering rooms. It is the only residence to hold formal meals, for which gowns are provided. Typically there is a formal at the start of the academic year and for Halloween, Christmas, Burns' Night and St Patrick's Day. These are attended by the Warden, the JCR and other senior members of the university who sit at the High Table. The President reads Grace before Hall sits and the meal is served.The main building is Grade II listed. Devonshire Hall also encompasses six annexes and modern purpose built buildings.
Ellerslie Global Residence
Ellerslie Global Residence, located on Lyddon Terrace, LS2 9LQ, is a set of 3 refurbished Victorian houses on campus. It has a total of 97 bedrooms. Ellerslie is a fully catered hall but also provides cooking facilities for students to make snacks.Lyddon Hall
Lyddon Hall, located on Virginia Road, LS2 9JW, is a refurbished brick building comprising the original Virginia Cottage built in 1826 and a larger residential wing completed in 1892. This was the home of Sir Clifford Allbutt, inventor of the clinical thermometer. It is situated in the middle of the campus and is the University's oldest Hall of Residence. The hall contains 145 rooms, and 113 of these study bedrooms have a washbasin but share a shower and toilet with a neighbour.Self-catered
Central Village
Central Village, new in 2013/14, is run in partnership with Downing Developments. It has 943 single en suite rooms and 36 studio apartments, suitable for two persons sharing.clv Leeds
clv Leeds, has 542 en suite rooms run in partnership with Campus Living Villages.Concept Place
Concept Place is located in Park Lane, off Burley Street. Opened in January 2008, it is a modern student accommodation building owned by the Unite company. The rooms are arranged in groups of 3 to 6 within each flat and all have en–suite facilities and three–quarter beds.Devonshire Hall
Devonshire Hall is located off Cumberland Road, LS6 2EQ. The site is about half a mile north of the University and is based around a historic building, the original Devonshire Hall. Most accommodation is found in the newly built blocks, 300 of the rooms are self-catering accommodation.Devonshire Hall has period architecture and surroundings as well as a strong musical tradition, with several rehearsal rooms, a dance band and a concert band. Self-catered students are invited to join the catered student at formal dinners.
Grayson Heights
Grayson Heights has been wholly leased from Unipol. It is used for housing postgraduates and families.Henry Price Residences
Henry Price Residences is the only self-catered residence on campus. There are 40 self-contained flats spread across five blocks. The five-storey building provides accommodation for up to 355 students. The ground floor is used for bicycle storage and the site reception. Flats generally have nine individual rooms and a kitchen/common room. Adjacent single rooms share a communal shower and toilet. The double rooms have en-suite facilities. All rooms have wardrobes, desks, chairs and fitted beds.The Henry Price Building was designed by architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, who also designed other Brutalist building in a similar style, such as the Barbican in London. Henry Price gained Grade 2 listed status from English Heritage in 2010.
James Baillie Park
James Baillie Park is positioned at the end of North Hill Road, close to both Devonshire Hall and North Hill Court.The site is managed by UNITE and has 560 rooms available with most being en-suite; some studio flats are available and there are a few cluster flats housing 3 students sharing a bathroom. Most kitchens are shared between 6 residents; some share between 4 while cluster flats share between 3.
Leodis Residences
Leodis Residences are located on North West Road, LS6 2QF. These residences accommodate 715 students with most of the rooms being en-suite. The Hall is located approximately 10 minutes from the University, just by the Montague Burton residences.Leodis consists of 9 blocks with blocks B - J being newly built and containing en-suites with lifts for the 7 floors and block A being a converted mill building with 4 floors plus 2 extra flats in the roof, there is no lift in this block. The halls are currently operated by the University of Leeds on behalf of Mansion Group.
Clarence Dock
Clarence Dock, is located on Clarence Road LS10 1LU. It is close to the city centre, situated by the River Aire and near the Royal Armouries. Liberty Dock contains 610 en–suite rooms including some modified for disabled students. The accommodation, with some refurbished flats, is run by Liberty Living.Lupton Residences
Lupton Residences are located on Alma Road in the centre of Headingley, behind Sainsbury's, Wilkinson, and other shops along the Headingley shopping strip. The residences were named after two members of the Lupton family: Dr. Elinor Lupton, for 23 years the chair of the Women's Halls Committee, and her father, Dr. Arthur Lupton, the university's first pro-chancellor. All blocks but 1 contain 9 flats across 3 floors with 5 people per flat. These flats share one kitchen and one bathroom between the 5 people. Jacqueline Hill, the last of the Yorkshire Ripper's victims lived in the halls at the time of her murder. Her body was found on waste ground off Alma Road between the flats and the Arndale Centre in November 1980.Mary Morris House
Mary Morris House is located on Shire Oak Road, Headingley, close to James Baillie Park and North Hill Court. It has 150 rooms and at least half of the residents are University of Leeds first year students. Some flats have laundry facilities in their own flat, others share facilities.Montague Burton Residences
Montague Burton Residences, which were opened in the early 1990s, are situated on Devon Road, approximately five to eight minutes walk away from the Parkinson Building at the front of the University of Leeds. The residences house 480 students in standard rooms with a washbasin. Flats are shared between five or nine people.North Hill Court
North Hill Court is close to Devonshire Hall and shares its site with James Baillie Park. It is comparatively small; with a total population of only 76 students over 18 flats. Contracts are 42 weeks long, starting a week and a half before term.Oxley Residences
Oxley Residences is a group of student accommodation buildings situated in Weetwood, Leeds. The residences constitute 12 blocks and 2 houses. Oxley is approximately away from the University of Leeds and away from Leeds City Centre. The halls are located close to Weetwood Sports facilities.The main building Oxley House was built in 1861 in Gothic revival style for banker Henry Oxley, and then called Weetwood Villa. In 1921 it became Oxley Hall, a hall for women students. Other modern blocks have now been added.
Sentinel Towers
Sentinel Towers is located on Burley Street, approximately a 15-minute walk from the western end of the university campus. It is divided into two blocks, Tower A and Tower B. Tower B is occupied by international exchange, second year and postgraduate students. Tower A is a mix of first-year students and international students.It comprises 240 en-suite rooms, organized into flats of between 4 and 8 students all sharing kitchen facilities. There are no living rooms as in some of the other student halls. It has a secure parking area beneath the bases of the Towers which is accessed only by keyfob with a capacity of around 10 cars. This is adequate as most exchange students do not have cars.
St Mark's Residences
St Mark's Residences in St Marks Street, LS2 9EL is only available to postgraduate students. It has 529 en-suite bedrooms including 462 premium rooms with a larger footprint. Each flat has a washing machine, dryer and a flat screen TV.The Tannery
The Tannery is a modern student accommodation building on Cavendish Street owned by the Unite company. It is located at the rear of Sentinel towers and is approximately 20–minutes walk from the Leeds campus and from the city centre. There are 4 blocks at The Tannery, around a central courtyard. It has all en-suite rooms with wireless internet, a common room, laundry facilities, cycle storage, a ground floor shop and Edge Sports Centre membership.Former
Albert Mansbridge Hall
Albert Mansbridge Hall 71–75 Clarendon Road, was formerly called Woodsley House and built for Sir Peter Fairbairn. It was Grade II listed by English Heritage in 1963. It is no longer a university residence and, renamed Fairbairn House, houses a residential and conference facility of the Nuffield Institute for Health Services Studies.Bodington Hall
Bodington Hall, known as Bod, was formerly the largest student residence for the university, and occupied mainly by first year students. It was located between Lawnswood and Adel, approximately 4 miles north of the main campus near the Leeds Outer Ring Road.The residence closed in 2012 and the university obtained planning permission for the construction of 160 homes on land occupied by the former buildings and applied for planning permission for 30 more on adjacent land.