Accommodation guarantee
Read our accommodation guarantee to you.
Guaranteed accommodation for new students
Accommodation is guaranteed for new undergraduate, Masters and PhD students, with a few exceptions.
You must apply for accommodation before midnight on 31 July 2026, unless you‘re joining us through Clearing after A-Level results day. Find out how to apply for accommodation.
The guaranteed accommodation is a single room, to be occupied by one person. If you’re coming to Sussex with a partner, we cannot accommodate them. Read advice If you’re coming to Sussex with your family.
Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) students
If you’re a BSMS student in your first year of study, you’ll receive housing information from the Accommodation Office at the University of Brighton. For more information, email accommodation@brighton.ac.uk
Social Work MA and PGDip students
Only international applicants to our MA or PGDip in Social Work are eligible for campus accommodation.
PGCE students
If you’re applying for a PGCE, while you are not eligible for our Accommodation Guarantee, you can still apply for housing on Campus. In order to do so, please contact the Housing Services team at housing@sussex.ac.uk.
Accommodation for Clearing students
If you’re joining us through Clearing, you should apply for accommodation as soon as you can after confirming your offer through the UCAS Hub.
You will be guaranteed accommodation if you accept a place within 48 hours of receiving your offer and then make a housing application.
Applying through an agent
If you’ve applied to Sussex through an agent, they can submit an accommodation application on your behalf between March and July.
Disclosures
When you apply for accommodation, you’ll be asked to disclose details of ‘relevant’ unspent criminal convictions. This will enable us to ensure we meet our safeguarding obligations as a University.
You can find out more about declaring criminal convictions as a new student, as well as in specific relation to our housing application process.
You can also read our Housing Policy on Criminal Convictions [PDF 157KB].
Contact
+44 (0)1273 678220
Housing Services
Bramber House, Level 2, North Side,
University of Sussex
Falmer, Brighton
BN1 9QU