Postgraduate accommodation fees

How to pay your fees

Residence fees for most postgraduate accommodation options include:

  • utilities (gas and electricity)
  • internet access (using your own PC)
  • contents insurance from cover4insurance.com (terms and conditions apply)
  • hall committee subscriptions, which are non-refundable: £100 in all residences except Angus House and Stanley Smith House, which is £30

The following exceptions apply:

  • Utilities, internet and hall subscriptions are not included in The Grange and University managed properties.
  • Hall committee subscriptions are not included in Gregory Place and Leuchars Properties.

 

Self-catered en suite

Powell Hall

50 weeks
£11,821

1b Gregory Place

50 weeks
£10,658

2 Gregory Place

50 weeks
£10,658

Self-catered en suite studio apartments

David Russell Apartments Studio

50 weeks
£14,209

Fife Park Studio

50 weeks
£14,209

Gregory Place Studio

50 weeks
£13,470

Catered standard

Catering is included in the total residence fees for the following contracts and is not optional.

Deans Court Band A

Main building: rooms 6, 7, 8, 9, 13. 3-5 South Street: rooms 8, 12, 17. 5 North Street: room 1. 11 North Street: rooms 1 and 6.

  • £7,980

  • £10,528

Deans Court Band B

Main building: room 12. 3-5 South Street: rooms 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19. 3 North Street: room 3. 11 North Street: rooms 2, 3, 5, 7, 8.

  • £8,569

  • £11,307

Deans Court Band C

Main building: rooms 3, 15, 16, 17, 18. 3-5 South Street: rooms 3, 6, 14, 20. 3 North Street: rooms 1 and 5. 7 North Street: room 1.

  • £8,863

  • £11,696

Deans Court Band D

Main building: rooms 1, 2, 10, 11. 3 North Street: rooms 2 and 6. 11 North Street: room 4.

  • £9,450

  • £12,473

Deans Court Band E

Main building: rooms 4, 5, 14. 3-5 South Street: room 5. 5 North Street: room 2. 7 North Street: room 2. 9 North Street: rooms 1 and 2.

  • £9,745

  • £12,863

Deans Court Band F

Main building: rooms 20 and 21. 3-5 South Street: room 2. 3 North Street: room 4.

  • £10,510

  • £13,875

Deans Court Band G

Main building: room 19.

  • £13,643

  • £18,021

Fife Park

  • £10,482

Self-catered standard

Angus House and Stanley Smith House

38 weeks
£5,081

Fife Park

50 weeks
£8,211

1a Gregory Place

50 weeks
£8,343

1c Gregory Place

50 weeks
£8,343

3 Gregory Place

50 weeks
£7,784

St Gregory's

50 weeks
£8,061

University managed

University managed

38 or 50 weeks
£155 per week (average rent)

Leuchars Properties 

50 weeks
£6,990

The Grange 

50 weeks
£8,599

Rental cost reviews

Student rents are reviewed annually in a process of dialogue between the Students’ Association President and the University's Director of Residential and Business Services (RBS).

Following these discussions, it has been agreed that accommodation costs will be increased by 7.5% for the academic year 2024-2025. 

The UK Retail Price Index (all items), which is the main measure we use to set the rents, was at the time of setting the rents in September 2023 8.5%. To support this below-RPI increase, RBS has been asked to consider some changes to services.

Housekeeping arrangements in traditional halls will change from September 2024. Staff will clean shared bathrooms and kitchens (unless they are part of a flat) as well as corridors and other public areas. Bedrooms will not be cleaned and students will be responsible for disposing of rubbish and recycling. In line with en suite accommodation, monthly cleanliness and safety checks will be carried out.

Some students prefer the option to rent their accommodation on a self-catered contract. This will continue to be possible for all accommodation at David Russell Apartments and Fife Park Apartments (1,685 beds).

All students will have the option of:

  1. the catering package at the time of accepting their offer
  2. going fully self-catered
  3. a pay-as-you-go meal card option

The University will continue to support students with the cost-of-living crisis by increasing the accommodation award available to those students who need that financial support.

Ben Stuart, RBS Director
Barry Will, President of the Students’ Association, 2023-2024

Refurbishment

Due to a rolling refurbishment programme, some postgraduate residents may be required to move during the summers of 2024 and 2025.

End of tenancy

Please check your contract to confirm the date you are required to move out. It is not normally possible to change this date, as rooms are required for incoming students.

If for academic reasons, for example, extension to dissertation submission date, you need to extend your stay for a short period, please contact student accommodation at accommodation@st-andrews.ac.uk as soon as possible.

We cannot guarantee that accommodation will be available and you may be required to move rooms. Extensions beyond the start of the next academic year are extremely unlikely to be available and you should make alternative arrangements.

 

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