Family and couples accommodation

We have some University accommodation for students who are in a couple or have young children.

Couples accommodation

Postgraduate students who are in a relationship can apply to live in a studio or 1-bedroom apartment. There is one shared double bed.

You can apply if:

both members of the couple are students
or one member of the couple is a student and the other member has a 'no recourse to public funds' stamp in their passport.

We cannot guarantee an offer of couples accommodation, due to limited availability.

If you meet the terms of our accommodation guarantee and we cannot offer you couples accommodation, we will offer you a single room instead.

Postgraduate students can tell us on their accommodation application if they would like to request a double occupancy room.

Couples accommodation is in:

Tenancies are fixed for one academic year, which is 51 weeks. After your tenancy ends, you will need to move into private accommodation.

You can apply for family accommodation if you have up to two children who are under 5 years old.

Family accommodation is in Manor Hall.

We prioritise new students who:

may be unable to find private accommodation, for disability, health, welfare or other reasons.

We cannot guarantee an offer of family accommodation, due to limited availability.

You should only bring children or dependents to Bristol after you have booked accommodation.

Find private accommodation in case you do not get a University room offer.

Tenancies are fixed for one academic year, which is 51 weeks. After your tenancy ends, you will need to move into private accommodation.

You can apply for University accommodation between 8 April and 30 June 2025.