Our accommodation for Visiting Students

Explore our accommodation for visiting students. St Peter's College subscribes to the Student Accommodation Code (‘The Code’), which has established a series of required standards for the provision of good quality student accommodation. Learn more here.

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To help visiting students enjoy the full Oxford community experience throughout their year at St Peter's, they are housed alongside other College students in accommodation buildings in Oxford's historic and attractive Castle Quarter, just five minutes' walk from the College's main site. 

What's inside a visiting student room?

St Peter's visiting student rooms are single-occupancy study-bedrooms furnished with everything you need for your time as an Oxford student. All visiting student rooms are furnished with a bed, desk, chair and plenty of storage space, and each has the additional benefit of an ensuite bathroom with a toilet, sink and shower. All student accommodation buildings in the Castle Quarter also include kitchens, common rooms and laundry rooms. 

Explore visiting student accommodation

Take an in-depth tour, browse photo galleries and discover all the details you need to know about our visiting student accommodation.

Drawings of buildings A brick building and old stone tower overlooking a river. A brick building facade Paradise Street Annexe
Lau Building Annexe

Lau Building Annexe

Lau Building is a multi-year accommodation block located near the main site of St Peter's College.

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The Lau Building Annexe is one of the three College annexes for second, third and fourth year undergraduate students, first-year postgraduate students and visiting students. Like Paradise St Annexe and St Thomas' Street Annexe, it is located in the historic Oxford Castle quarter, just a five-minute walk from the main College site. The building sits on Quaking Bridge, just above the remains of a medieval wall and next to the castle tower. Student room tour coming soon!

History

The Lau building is named for the generous benefactor who made this building possible, Mr William Lau. The Castle Quarter has a rich history, as it is the location of one of the first motte-and-bailey castles built in England after the Norman invasion in 1066. You can still see the Norman castle mound and remnants of later iterations of the castle when walking from your room at Lau to the main site of St Peter's College.

Key facts and features

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In this building, you will find:

  • Second, third and fourth-year undergraduate students, first-year postgraduate students, Visiting Students
  • Study-bedrooms with single beds, generous and secure storage space, desk and chair
  • Ensuite bathrooms
  • 33 rooms spread over 3 floors
  • Laundry room
  • Shared kitchen
  • Common room

Lease details for 2026-27

Undergraduate and postgraduate students (38-week lease)

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The key lease details for this building include:

  • Room cost: £238 per week
  • Lease length: 38 weeks per year, from Sunday of week 0 of Michaelmas term to Saturday of week 9 of Trinity term
  • Total room cost: £9,044 per year
  • Minimum prepay* charge required: £140 per term

Visiting students (37-week lease)

  • Room cost: £238 per week
  • Lease length: 37 weeks each year (Sunday of week 0 of Michaelmas term to Saturday of week 8 of Trinity term)
  • Total room cost: £8,806 per year
  • Minimum prepay* charge required: £372 per term, plus an additional Freshers' Week cost of £38 in Michaelmas term only (first-year undergraduates and visiting students only)

Learn more about our Dining Hall and prepay system here. 

Image gallery: Lau Building Annexe

Please note that our photos and videos show examples and not all rooms in the building are identical.

Lau Annexe
Lau Annexe
Lau Annexe room
Lau Annexe room
Lau Annexe room
Lau Annexe room
Lau Building desk in study bedroom
Room containing desk, chair and wardrobe
Lau Building Common Room
Common room with table and chairs, sofa and TV
The Lau Building Annexe Common Room.
A spacious and well-lit sitting room with a sofa, table, and television
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Paradise St Annexe

Paradise Street Annexe

Paradise Street is a multi-year accommodation block located near the main site of St Peter's College.

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Paradise Street is one of the three College annexes for second, third and fourth year undergraduate students, first-year postgraduate students and visiting students. Like St Thomas' St Annexe and Lau Building Annexe, it is located in the historic Oxford Castle quarter, just a five-minute walk from the main College site.

History

Paradise Street is named after the street itself. The Castle Quarter has a rich history, as it is the location of one of the first motte-and-bailey castles built in England after the Norman invasion in 1066. You can still see the Norman castle mound and remnants of later iterations of the castle when walking from your room at Paradise St to the main site of St Peter's College.

Key facts and features

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In this building, you will find:

  • Second, third and fourth-year undergraduate students, first-year postgraduate students, Visiting Students
  • 50 rooms spread over three floors
  • Study-bedrooms with small double beds, generous and secure storage space, desk and chair
  • Ensuite bathrooms
  • 3 kitchens
  • Common room
  • Laundry room

Lease details for 2026-27

Undergraduate and Postgraduate (38-week lease)

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The key lease details for this building include:

  • Room cost: £238 per week
  • Lease length: 38 weeks per year, from Sunday of week 0 of Michaelmas term to Saturday of week 9 of Trinity term
  • Total room cost: £9,044
  • Minimum prepay* charge required: £140 per term

Visiting students (37-week lease)

  • Room cost: £238 per week
  • Lease length: 37 weeks each year (Sunday of week 0 of Michaelmas term to Saturday of week 8 of Trinity term)
  • Total room cost: £8,806
  • Minimum prepay* charge required: £372 per term, plus an additional Freshers' Week cost of £38 in Michaelmas term only (first-year undergraduates and visiting students only)

*Learn more about our Dining Hall and prepay system here.

Gallery

Please note that our photos and videos show examples and not all rooms in the building are identical.

Paradise Street Annexe
Paradise Street Annexe
Paradise Street Annexe garden
Paradise Street Annexe
Paradise Street Annexe student room
A student room with a desk, chair and bed
Paradise Street Annexe room
Paradise street annexe room
Paradise Street Annexe room
Paradise street annexe room
Paradise Street Bathroom
Bathroom with a shower cubicle and toilet
Kitchen with sink, hob, cupboards and a table and chairs
Paradise Street common room
Common room with sofas and tables and chairs
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St Thomas' St Annexe

St Thomas' Street Annexe

St Thomas' Street is student accommodation located near the main site of St Peter's College.

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The St Thomas' Street Annexe is one of the three College annexes for second, third and fourth year undergraduate students, first-year postgraduate students and visiting students. Like Paradise St Annexe and Lau Building Annexe, it is located in the historic Oxford Castle quarter, just a five-minute walk from the main College site.

History

St Thomas' Street is named after the street itself (it's not a typo, the street and building do indeed contain a mysterious plural possessive apostrophe)! The Castle Quarter has a rich history, as it is the location of one of the first motte-and-bailey castles built in England after the Norman invasion in 1066. You can still see the Norman castle mound and remnants of later iterations of the castle when walking from your room at St Thomas' Street to the main site of St Peter's College.

Key facts and features

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In this building, you will find:

  • Third and fourth-year undergraduate students, first-year postgraduate students, Visiting Students
  • 46 rooms spread over 4 floors
  • Study-bedrooms with single beds, generous and secure storage space, desk and chair
  • Ensuite bathroom
  • Laundry room
  • 5 shared kitchens
  • Common room

Lease details for 2026-27

Undergraduate and Postgraduate (38-week lease)

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The key lease details for this building include:

  • Room cost: £238 per week
  • Lease length: 38 weeks each year (Sunday of week 0 of Michaelmas term to Saturday of week 9 of Trinity term)
  • Total room cost: £9,044 per year
  • Minimum prepay* charge required: £140 per term

Visiting students (37-week lease)

  • Room cost: £238 per week
  • Lease length: 37 weeks each year (Sunday of week 0 of Michaelmas term to Saturday of week 8 of Trinity term)
  • Total room cost: £8,806 per year
  • Minimum prepay* charge required: £372 per term, plus an additional Freshers' Week cost of £38 in Michaelmas term only (first-year undergraduates and visiting students only)

*Learn more about our Dining Hall and prepay system here.

Gallery

Please note that our photos and videos show examples and not all rooms in the building are identical.

St Thomas Street Annexe room
St Thomas Street Annexe room
St Thomas Street Annexe room
St Thomas Street Annexe room
St Thomas Street Annexe sitting room
St Thomas Street Annexe sitting room
St Thomas' Street courtyard
Courtyard with picnic table
St Thomas' Street kitchen
Kitchen with worksurfaces, cupboard, hob, sink and table and chairs
St Thomas' Street Annexe
A brick building facade
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Visiting student tour: St Thomas' Street

Take a tour of St Thomas' St Annexe with Visiting Students Adrian and Laura.

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