Making the right choice of where to live at university could make the difference between making life long friends or having your cheese stolen from the fridge.
Although you cannot be sure which of the above you'll end up with before you move in, there are other factors to take into account when choosing your university accommodation such as value, location, and sociability.
To help with this, StudentCrowd analysed 10,834 reviews by students and graduates of the halls that they lived in while at university.
The breakdown of the overall score of each of the halls was based on the following criteria (unfortunately number of cheese thieves isn't one of them - but these are still helpful guidance points):
- Value for money
- Location
- Management
- Cleanliness
- Social Space/ Communal Areas
- Social Activity/ Events
- WiFi
Students were asked to rate their halls between one to five stars for each of these criteria.
All of the universities in the top 10 are located in the Midlands, north of England and Scotland, with only a handful of universities in London and the south featuring in the top 50 as a whole. Universities in the south that do feature include the University of Reading, the University of Exeter and the University of Bath.
Best university halls in the UK
| Ranking | Halls/Accommodation | University |
| 1 | Falkner Eggington | Loughborough University |
| 2 | St Regulus Hall | University of St Andrews |
| 3 | Nightingale Hall | University of Nottingham |
| 4 | Josephine Butler College | Durham University |
| 5 | McIntosh Hall | University of St Andrews |
| 6 | John Burnet Hall | University of St Andrews |
| 7 | Grizedale College | Lancaster University |
| 8 | Harry French Hall | Loughborough University |
| 9 | Stephenson Hall | University of Sheffield |
| 10 | Park Terrace | Newcastle University |
| 11 | Langwith College | University of York |
| 12 | University College | Durham University |
| 13 | St Salvator's Hall | University of St Andrews |
| 14 | John Snow College | Durham University |
| 15 | Stephenson College | Durham University |
| 16 | James College | University of York |
| 17 | St Pancras Way | University College London |
| 18 | Trevelyan College | Durham University |
| 19 | William Murdoch | Aston University |
| 20 | St Christopher's Court | University of Derby |
| 21 | Wessex Hall | University of Reading |
| 22 | Holland Hall | University of Exeter |
| 23 | Chancellors Court | Edge Hill University |
| 24 | William Morris | Loughborough University |
| 25 | Furness College | Lancaster University |
| 26 | Liberty Cambrian Point | Cardiff University |
| 27 | Yarncliffe Apartments | University of Sheffield |
| 28 | Derwent College | University of York |
| 29 | The Quads | University of Bath |
| 30 | Norfolk Terrace | University of East Anglia |
| 31 | Telford | Loughborough University |
| 32 | Lafrowda | University of Exeter |
| 33 | Cripps Hall | University of Nottingham |
| 34 | County College | Lancaster University |
| 35 | Rootes | University of Warwick |
| 36 | Froggatt Apartments | University of Sheffield |
| 37 | Hatfield College | Durham University |
| 38 | New Bridge Street | Northumbria University |
| 39 | Park Court | University of Lincoln |
| 40 | Gowar Halls | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| 41 | Denmark Road | University of Manchester |
| 42 | Queen's Road Student Village | University of Winchester |
| 43 | Royce | Loughborough University |
| 44 | Fylde College | Lancaster University |
| 45 | Norwood House | University of Bath |
| 46 | The Meadows | University of Essex |
| 47 | Van Mildert College | Durham University |
| 48 | Bluebell | University of Warwick |
| 49 | Fferm Penglais | Aberystwyth University |
| 50 | Keynes College | University of Kent |
Read more: Student Experience Survey 2017: the best UK universities for accommodation
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