Student

Accommodation

Lesley Stewart, Director of Residential & Environmental Services

Student Accommodation

Trading area within HAS

c£23 million turnover

46 members of staff

24 hour, 7 day, 365 day operation

4279 beds

3 student villages

Student Accommodation

Vale Village – 2776 beds

Selly Oak Village – 740 beds

Pritchatts Park Village – 763 beds

Living - allocations/private sector service

4279 beds in total

Demand 2014/15

50% en suite 66%

48% single room shared facilities 32%

2% studio 2%

How has this changed over the years?

2005/2006

56% en suite (66% 2014/15)

44% standard (32% “ )

0% studio (2% “ )

Who do we accommodate?

1st year undergraduate students

1st year postgraduate international students

Fresher's Guarantee Scheme

What is the demand for our beds?

2014/15 – demand was 5879 students for 4279 beds

Buy in private provider beds:

Victoria Hall – 358 beds

Liberty Living – 752 beds

other providers – 190 beds

shortfall – c300

Demand for beds 2015/16

Projected demand – 5941 students who

will apply for accommodation

U of B beds – 5005 including Chamberlain

(726 beds)

Private provider – 936 beds

Why do we provide student

accommodation?

Marketing tool to attract students to U of B

Business - c£23m turnover

Responsible landlord – attractive to parents /

international students

U of B Vs Private Providers

Mentoring

Residents’ Associations

Transfers

24 hour staffing

Wi-Fi

Larger beds

Future Plans

Chamberlain -726

beds

Grange Road

Grange Road

Pritchatts Park

Maximise beds

Strategy for refurbishment

Any Questions?