How to apply for Halls
Applying for UON accommodation
If you hold a conditional or unconditional firm offer of an academic place at the University of Northampton as your first choice, we will send you an email to invite you to apply for Halls (this will usually be from March before you are due to start your studies). We can guarantee a room in UON accommodation for first year, full time students who apply before our May deadline.
The email will ask you to register an account on the accommodation portal so that you can choose your preferred Hall and room type.
Please be aware halls are allocated on a first come, first serve basis and we cannot guarantee you will be offered your first choice of specific room type or Hall.
Please be aware that you will only receive an email inviting you to apply for accommodation if University of Northampton is your Firm choice on UCAS (i.e. if UON is your Insurance choice, you will not receive an email). If you are applying for a university place through Clearing, you will be invited to apply for Halls when UON is listed as your Firm choice on UCAS; we will still have university rooms available at Clearing, but these are subject to availability.
Your room offer at UON
Your room offer will tell you:
- the room that you have been allocated
- the room type that you have been offered
- the occupancy dates – this is the length of time that you will have to pay for the room, even if you choose to leave early
- the charges – this will be the total amount of your accommodation fees and damage deposit
Accepting your room offer
If your application is successful, you will receive a room offer by email. You must respond to the offer by the stated deadline to ensure the best chances of getting a room that meets your needs.
Your room offer will tell you:
- the room that you have been allocated
- the room type that you have been offered
- the occupancy dates – this is the length of time that you will have to pay for the room, even if you choose to leave early
- the charges – this will be the total amount of your accommodation fees and damage deposit
Once you have made an application, it can take up to 15 working days to receive a Room Offer or any correspondence regarding your application. (If you haven’t received anything after this time, please check your junk/spam inbox.)
Alternatively, you can also log onto the application portal at any time to view any updates. The portal will show the current status of your application as below:
Applied > Awaiting verification > Awaiting allocation > Allocated
You can also contact us at accommodation@northampton.ac.uk, providing your:
- Name
- Student ID
Completing the process
To complete the room offer process, you will need to:
- accept the room offer
- accept the terms and conditions of residency
- pay a £150* deposit
- provide payment details to cover your accommodation fees
The only upfront cost is the deposit. The deposit will be returned to you at the end of your residency providing you have kept fully to the terms and conditions of residency.
You can pay your accommodation rent in full or by termly instalments. If you choose to pay by instalments, please be aware that we will take payments from the account that is used to pay the deposit unless you advise us otherwise. For further information, see Accommodation fees.
* academic year 2022/23 only (deposit for 2023/24 £150)
Confirmation
Once you have completed all of the steps above to accept your room offer, you will be sent a confirmation and offer summary by email. Please keep this email for your personal reference.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about the application process or preparing for halls, please email accommodation@northampton.ac.uk or phone 01604 892482.
* academic year 2022/23 only (deposit for 2023/24 £150)