Campus accommodation

Campus life at Sussex offers more than just a room – it’s your gateway to a vibrant student community between city and sea.

Why live with US?

Set between the English coast and the beautiful South Downs, we offer a range of campus residences to suit your lifestyle and your needs.

Whatever your course, background or level of study, our accommodation will connect you to the heart of student life, with everything you need right on your doorstep:

• all bills included – your rent covers utilities, cleaning and contents insurance
• 24-hour campus security
• short walking distances to lecture theatres, labs and the Library
• diverse cafés, bars and an on-site supermarket
• fitness, sport and wellbeing facilities
• specialist support through our Student Centre
• access to medical care at our Health and Wellbeing Centre
• opportunities to live on campus beyond your first year of study.

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Accommodation options

We offer a range of self-catered housing options to match your budget and your preferences. In each residence, your accommodation fee will cover all utilities including cleaning, security and contents insurance.

Featured prices are guidelines for the 2026/27 academic year.

Compare our residences

It’s never too early to start budgeting. Outlined below are the accommodation costs of all of our residences for you to compare.

Outline of facilities and costs at Sussex campus accommodation

Accommodation	Number of flatmates	Number of bathrooms per flat	Guideline accommodation fee (per week)	Number of rooms	Undergraduate (UG) or postgraduate (PG)
Brighthelm	5	2	£188.09	300	UG and PG
East Slope townhouses	11-12	4-6	£189.00	556	UG and PG
East Slope ensuites	6-8	Ensuite	£221.27	1561	UG and PG
Lewes Court standard	6	2	£132.58	236	UG and PG
Lewes Court ensuites	6	Ensuite	£205.80	221	UG
Northfield	6-8	Ensuite	£221.27	1072	UG and PG
Norwich House	12	1-2*	£123.20	113	UG and PG
Stanmer Court	5-6	Ensuite	£205.80	463	UG
Swanborough	6-7	Ensuite	£221.27	250	UG
West Slope	6-8	Ensuite	£235.69	376	UG and PG

*Norwich House shared facilities consist of shower rooms with toilet cubicles. The shower rooms have 2-4 showers and toilet facilities have 2-3 toilets, shared between up to 12 students.

Studio rooms are generally allocated to students with medical requirements.

• Students under the age of 18

  If you’re under the age of 18, we will allocate you into a residence where there is either a 24-hour reception, or 24-hour security available in close proximity.

• Care leavers

  All undergraduate students coming directly to Sussex from local authority care, who apply for housing before the 31 July and who receive an unconditional offer, are entitled to University-managed accommodation.

  You will need to move rooms during the summer vacation and apply for accommodation annually.

Investing in our campus

We’re making our campus even better to help our students flourish – in their studies, communities and social lives.

Our West Slope Development will offer new living, wellbeing and social spaces. Construction will take place from the 2026/27 academic year. You can explore our campus map to view the construction zone, or learn more about our campus development plans.

You might also be interested in:

• how to apply for accommodation
• visiting our campus.