Student Accommodation

During their first year, all undergraduate students live in a room on the main College site, located on New Inn Hall Street. The compact nature of the St Peter's grounds means that each cohort of students soon makes friends with each other. Buildings that house first year students also provide every undergraduate with a place in which to escape the bustle of College life whenever they wish.

St Peter's can accommodate up to half of its second-year students. The other half of our second-year students 'live out,' letting private accommodation in the city of Oxford. Typically, these students rent a house with a group of their close friends. Some students appreciate the opportunity to live out so much that they choose to continue the arrangement in the third year, although there is no obligation to do so.

If you plan to 'live out,' the Oxford University Students Union (Oxford SU) provides guidance on living out and can help you with your questions or concerns about finding accommodation.

Rooms for third and fourth-year undergraduates are allocated by ballot. Some single-occupancy rooms are available on the main college site in the Hubert Perrodo Building (en-suite study-bedroom), Chavasse Building (study-bedroom with shared bathroom), Staircase III (en-suite study-bedroom with separate sitting room), or Staircase II (study-bedroom and sitting room with shared bathroom).

Other students live in one of the three recently built College annexes next to Oxford Castle, located five minutes’ walk from the main College site. All rooms in the annexes are en-suite study-bedrooms. First-year postgraduate students and visiting students also live in the annexes.

All Visiting Students are accommodated in College-owned accommodation, alongside the College’s third-year undergraduate students.

Undergraduate students

Visiting students

St Peter's gives priority to the housing of postgraduates who are new to Oxford in College-owned accommodation. More information about how to apply for a room in college accommodation is provided when an offer of a college place is made to a postgraduate applicant.

As well as College-owned accommodation, the College has specific groups of allocated rooms within University-owned accommodation which are allocated to incoming postgraduate students.

Oxford University offers conveniently located graduate accommodation for single students and couples and families. Visit the Oxford University graduate accommodation website for more information on availability, location and price.

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Learn more about postgraduate accommodation costs at St Peter's College here.

Staircase II is located in the heart of the College with views overlooking Chavasse Quad. Staircase II has 12 rooms spread over 3 floors.

Room type: study-bedroom and sitting room with shared bathroom.

Staircase III is located in the heart of the College with views overlooking Linton Quad. Staircase III has 12 rooms spread over 3 floors.

Room type: sitting rooms and study-bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.

Our award-winning Hubert Perrodo Building is offers superb views of Chavasse Quad. Perrodo has 6 study-bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.

Room type: study-bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.

Located in the heart of the College, Chavasse overlooks New Inn Hall Street and Chavasse Quad. Chavasse has 8 newly refurbished rooms: 6 with sleeping platforms and 2 with standard beds.

Room type: study-bedrooms with shared bathrooms

Please be aware that although the rooms fitted with sleeping platforms do offer more space, they may not suit everyone.

Castle Bailey Quad, comprising Damazer House and Westfield House, is St Peter's College's newest accommodation overlooking the medieval castle mound on New Road. The two Passivhaus-standard buildings feature 54 study-bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, including an accessible room equipped with an en-suite wet room. The quad also includes lifts in both buildings, a common room and laundry room in Damazer House, one kitchen in Westfield House and a kitchen on each floor of Damazer House).

Room type: study-bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms (beds are large single beds).

Lau Building is 1 of 3 College annexes next to Oxford Castle, located 5 minutes’ walk from the main College site. The building features views overlooking a courtyard and the Castle Mill Stream, which feeds in to the River Thames. Lau Building has 33 en-suite rooms spread over 3 floors. There is 1 kitchen and 1 common room in the annexe.

Room type: study-bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.

St Thomas’ Street is 1 of 3 College annexes next to Oxford Castle, located 5 minutes’ walk from the main College site. Named after the street itself, St Thomas’ Street has 46 en-suite rooms spread over four floors. There are 5 kitchens and 1 common room in the annexe.

Room type: study-bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.

Paradise Street is 1 of 3 College annexes next to Oxford Castle, located 5 minutes’ walk from the main College site. With views overlooking the courtyard and Castle Mill Stream which feeds in to The River Thames. Named after the street itself, Paradise Street has 50 en-suite rooms spread over three floors. There are 3 kitchens and 1 common room in the annexe.

Room type: study-bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.