Applying for UCA accommodation

Due to the high demand for Campus Accommodation, please reference our Allocation Policy, which outlines the accommodation eligibility criteria. Please be advised we cannot guarantee all first year’s campus accommodation. Please see the private accommodation guide for further information.

Find out more: Allocation Policy 25/26

We prioritise applications in the following way.

Priority order:

1. Any students with a diagnosed medical condition/disclosed disability that necessitates the applicant to live in halls of residence, alongside medical evidence.
2. Care Experienced students.
3. New students whose home address is the greatest distance (as the crow flies) from the respective University Campus.

Please note that the Accommodation Services do not prioritise according to the date that the completed application is received. 

• Canterbury residence fees and period of residence
• Epsom residence fees and period of residence
• Farnham residence fees and period of residence

Here’s the crucial part.

Once you’ve firmly accepted your course offer, you can apply for accommodation via the accommodation portal. You will then be sent a link to the accommodation portal, where you can click ‘book now’.

Before you make your application, if you are a new user, you will need register your account via your student email.  You will then be sent a validation code to verify it’s you.

To complete your application, please:

• Register your contact details.
• Create your application under the correct academic year, course and campus.
•  Include a minimum of two choices of accommodation.
• If you would like your application to be considered on medical grounds, please make sure you tick the box to confirm this.
• Include any preferences (such as a same sex flat or noise sensitive etc).

Then scroll to the bottom and click submit.

You’ll receive an automated email once you have submitted your application, and we’ll contact you again after allocations. This may take a little while, but please don't worry – we will be in touch.

If you get stuck with your application, please check the following before contacting the accommodation team:

• You have confirmed that UCA is your firm choice.
• You have waited up to 48 hours for the link to be sent to you.
• You have completed all the sections of the applicant portal, before you make your accommodation application.

Specific accommodation requirements

If you require additional support to your independent living, please inform the Accommodation team of the Specific Accommodation Requirements you need, and we will be in touch.

We want you to feel comfortable for your stay in halls, but unfortunately, we cannot cater to every requirement or choice of room. If there is no availability in your first choice of accommodation, we will consider your other choices until we can locate a vacancy for you. All residences vary in the number of students they accommodate, and some are more popular than others. If your preferred accommodation is no longer available, we will make you what we consider a suitable alternative offer.

As per our allocation policy, you are permitted one room offer, which you do not have to accept. However, if you do not accept your room this means you will need to look for private accommodation. If you are successfully issued accommodation, you will have 7 days to accept your room offer and make the required advanced payment to secure your room. If you do not accept within the time frame may risk their room offer being allocated to another student.  

Check out our overall terms & conditions, specific terms for our campuses and our privacy notice:

• Terms & Conditions
• Application Privacy Notice
• Living In Halls Privacy Notice

For some people, halls accommodation isn't their ideal choice. If that's you - or you didn't get allocated a halls place - we'll email you with details on how we will help you secure private accommodation.

We've got a dedicated private accommodation page where you can find out more.