Student Accommodation at Wycliffe Hall

For next academic year the college offers accommodation to Wycliffe students in two locations: in Oxford on the college's Banbury Road site and at Yarnton Manor. Each room categorised based on size and facilities available in/near the room. All accommodation is non-smoking.

All rooms are fully furnished and contain at least:

• Single bed and mattress
• Desk and desk chair
• Wardrobe
• Bookshelves
• Some rooms also contain a chest of drawers, bedside cabinet and easy chair (varies by size of room).

Rent includes:

• Utility bills (gas, electricity, water)
• Cleaning - a cleaner will communal areas (shared bathrooms, kitchens) daily. Bedrooms are cleaned if you move out or go away in the vacations.
• Repairs and maintenance
• Internet connection
• Contents Insurance for your belongings in your room
• Access to laundry facilities (app or card-operated washing machines and tumble dryers)

Ordinands

Single ordinands of the Church of England and those who choose to commute weekly and return home at weekends are guaranteed accommodation in Wycliffe Hall for the duration of their course.  The Church of England maintenance grant covers rent and all meals in term time.  The meals package is all meals for those living in Oxford and available in college at Wycliffe for those in Yarnton.

Vacation residence should be agreed with the diocese, although we expect all single ordinands will stay in their room through vacations, for which a  weekly rate is charged.  All ordinands who intend to be resident through vacations are housed in buildings with good self-catering facilities, as the Hall's dining room is closed outside term.

Couples & Family Accommodation

Wycliffe Hall owns and manages several properties in Oxford (most within two miles of Wycliffe) and Yarnton (four miles away) that are available for couples and families to rent.  These properties range in size from 1 bedroom flats to 5 bedroom houses, and details of those available each year will be provided to eligible students.  If you are coming as a couple or family please make contact with our accommodation team directly.  Couples/family accommodation is reserved on a first come, first served basis.  

Our accommodation team are also available for support with selecting properties through letting agents - please ask for guidance if this is of interest to you.

Wycliffe Hall is working in partnership with Endsleigh, the No. 1 student insurance provider, to provide some cover for the contents inside your room. You don't need to do anything to activate this cover, but it is important for you to check and ensure that you fully understand the protection provided and whether it is sufficient for your needs.

Visit the Endsleigh website to:

• Check your level of cover 
• Review key exclusions and limitations 
• Check your policy excess 
• Learn how to make a claim
• Extend and personalise your cover to protect laptops, phones and other valuables

Endsleigh knows that life can grind to a halt without your possessions, so it is worth spending a few minutes to establish whether the things that matter to you most are protected both inside and outside your room. They are the only insurance provider recommended by NUS and have been shaping their products and services around their customers' needs for over 50 years.

Developing products built for students, Endsleigh understands that protecting and replacing gadgets quickly is hugely important to students; that's why they will replace any lost, stolen or unrepairable gadgets within 24 hours of your claim being approved. Their cover can protect gadgets, watches, bikes and musical instruments under one policy-giving you the flexibility to build your cover to protect the things that matter to you most.

To find out more, visit the Endsleigh website.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are available in Hall every day in term. Meals are served from the counter, other than the two or three Formal Halls per term, where students are served at the table (with some students acting as servers each time), and are booked and paid for in advance. The college provides a vegetarian option at all meals, and can cater for special diets.

All residents are asked to pay a £600 catering charge at the start of Michaelmas term.

Good self-catering facilities are available in each accommodation block. Pots, pans, crockery, cutlery and basic utensils are provided in each kitchen, along with fridges, freezers, kettles, microwaves and toasters. Students are not permitted to have cooking equipment in their rooms for fire safety reasons.

Accommodation is available either during term-time only or year round (term time plus the Christmas and Easter vacations) for various durations:

Weekly rent for each room type is:

Apply here for accommodation 2025-26

A deposit of £500 is required to confirm your acceptance of a room in Wycliffe Hall, once offers of accommodation have been made. The deposit is non-refundable if you withdraw after accepting the room and otherwise held until you move out of Wycliffe accommodation when it will be returned to you (after deductions to cover the cost of repairing any damage caused by you or for unpaid rent).

Before moving in, you will need to sign a licence agreement for your room, and can see an example of one here.

Average costs for Wycliffe Hall students (non-ordinands)

Daily average room rate in 2025/26: £30

Length of undergraduate contract in days: 259

You can expect meal costs to be of the following order:

Breakfast = £3.75 - £4.95

Lunch = £4.00-£5.00

Dinner = £4.00 -£5.00

All residents are expected to pay £600 for catering credit at the start of the year.

Wycliffe Hall is signed up to the Universities UK Code of Practice for the Management of Student Accommodation which aims to ensure that students are provided with good quality accommodation. You can find out more at www.thesac.org.uk.