St Chad’s College

University of Durham

Postgraduate Accommodation 2013-2014: Schedule of Rates

St Chad’s College offers accommodation to postgraduate students engaged in full-time (taught or research) degrees. Accommodation comprises: some rooms in Main College, a house on Hallgarth Street and Trinity Hall, a self-contained property on the south side of the River Wear and within easy walking distance of Main College. 

All rooms are offered for 50 weeks of the year. The basic period of occupancy is from Wednesday 25th September 2013 until Tuesday 9th September 2014.

Students for whom their course does not tie in directly to these dates should contact the Postgraduate Director for advice on the availability of rooms. It may be, for example, that an early arrival can be accommodated in a different room to that designated for the full term of the let.

Main College provides numerous sporting, social, exercise, musical, welfare, administrative, computing and library facilities open to all postgraduates regardless of where they live. Trinity Hall mirrors several of these facilities for Trinity Hall residents only. You are strongly encouraged to visit the College’s website to find out more about the facilities the College provides to its postgraduates: www.dur.ac.uk/chads

Please note: there is an annual fee of £50 for postgraduate membership of St Chad's College. 

Main College

Rooms in Main College are located on a dedicated postgraduate corridor and are offered on a part-catered let during undergraduate terms. During vacations, postgraduate students in these rooms cater for themselves. These rooms have shared bath/shower and toilet facilities.

Hallgarth Street

This house is a four/five minute walk from the College's main site and houses five postgraduate students on a self-catered basis.

Trinity Hall

Rooms in Trinity Hall are offered on a self-catering basis with excellent shared kitchen and dining facilities on site. Virtually all rooms are en suite with shower, washbasin and toilet in each case. Shared laundry facilities are provided. There are three price bands for the en suite rooms according to the size of the rooms. In all cases, the rooms are well-proportioned with excellent character. 

PGCE students should be aware that lets are only available on a 50 week basis - it is, however, often possible to sub-let the room for the summer (subject to College approval).

Meal Deals 2013/2014

Postgraduates are encouraged to consider buying into meals in Main College during undergraduate term time.  Individual tickets for meals are priced at £3.00 for breakfast, £4.00 for lunch and £5.00 for an evening meal.  These can be purchased individually at any time from Reception.  There are also discounts for purchasing bundles of 5 or 10 meals.

However, postgraduates may consider buying special meal deals which cover the whole year (term). 

The options are as follows:

                                                                                                       Annual                  Termly

                                                                                                     Package               Package

Lunch & Evening Meal 5 days a week for 28 weeks               £  950                       £ 350

Lunch & Evening Meal 7 days a week for 28 weeks               £1300                      £ 475

Lunch 5 days a week for 28 weeks                                            £  450                       £ 165

Lunch 7 days a week for 28 weeks                                            £  600                       £ 220

Evening meal 5 days a week for 28 weeks                               £  575                       £ 210

Evening meal 7 days a week for 28 weeks                               £  800                       £ 295

The days on which the meals are to be taken do not need to be specified.