How to apply for University accommodation
Find out how to apply for University accommodation and tell us your room preferences.
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How to apply
You need your University of Bristol student number to apply for accommodation. This is emailed to you when we confirm your place of study at Bristol.
When accommodation applications open you can:
- register for the Accommodation Portal
- fill in the accommodation application form in the Accommodation Portal.
Your room preferences
In the application form, you must give your:
- preferred budget (accommodation cost)
- accommodation needs, if you have specific requirements.
You can choose to give your preferred:
- room type
- flat type
- catering (catered or self-catered)
- location (what you want to live near)
- top three residences.
How we use your preferences
We use your preferences to try and offer you a suitable room.
We are unlikely to meet all your preferences. There are limited rooms and some options are more requested than others.
1 in 5 applicants last year got a room offer that was more expensive than their preferred budget. This was around £1000 higher in some cases.
Find out about room offers.