Accommodation Handbook

For general information regarding College-owned accommodation, please refer to our Accommodation Handbook below.

Weston Buildings

College-owned graduate accommodation is mainly situated at the Weston Buildings, which were built in the mid and late 1990s and are located alongside a branch of the River Cherwell at the College Sports Ground, a 7-minute walk from the College. The Weston Buildings comprise 16 houses with 6 single rooms and 3 bathrooms to a house. Each house has a large, modern kitchen with a dining area looking out onto the sports-field. The address is: Weston Buildings, New College Sports Ground, St. Cross Road, OXFORD OX1 3TJ.

All College-owned graduate rooms are single study bedrooms. Bathrooms and toilet facilities in the Weston Buildings are not en-suite, but are shared between two rooms. All graduate rooms are let on a self-catering basis. There is a kitchen in each house with ‘fridge/freezer, hob, oven and microwave but you need to bring your own kitchen utensils, posts, pans, plates and so on.

There is an option to choose between a 39 (1 October – 30 June) or 48 (1 October – 31 August) week lease type. 

For details of room rent charges please visit the Battels rent pages.

Castle Mill

Castle Mill is managed by the Graduate Accommodation office. 

Castle Mill is located at the end of Roger Dudman Way, between the railway line and Port Meadow, It is well placed for both the city centre and the train station. There is also access through the Northern end of the site to Jericho, North Oxford and the Science Area. 

The College supplements its housing stock for graduate students by renting several en-suite graduate rooms in flats at the University’s site; these are allocated to new graduate students. 

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