• Most UK postgraduate students stay in some form of privately-owned accommodation. There are a number of private halls of residence in Cardiff, and there is a wealth of private accommodation available for rental in the city. 
• The Postgraduate Recruitment Office also organises a House Hunting Event each year for all new postgraduate students (primarily from the UK) looking for rented accommodation in the private sector. The 2011 event will be from Wednesday17th - Friday 19th August 2011. If you are interested in shared rented accommodation and have accepted your offer of a place to study at Cardiff University, you can book your place now.

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All overseas/EU postgraduates are guaranteed a single occupancy place in University residences. Once you have been offered a place to study at Cardiff University, you will automatically be sent a Residences Guide (note: International applicants will be sent an email directing you to an electronic version of the guide. If you do not receive this then you should contact the Postgraduate Recruitment Office (EU applicants) or the International Office (Non-EU International applicants). 

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The city of Cardiff offers an excellent location in which to live and study. Students at Cardiff benefit from the combination of a small, friendly, inexpensive city with the cultural and recreational amenities of a progressive modern capital.  Our brief guide to city life in Cardiff provides an overall flavour - click here to read more »

For a more in-depth look at life in the different areas of the city, please click here to visit our Areas of Cardiff page »

For information on living costs, please click here to visit our Affordable Living page »

For private accommodation, you should arrange to visit Cardiff before the start of term so that you can see the accommodation for yourself.

If you do visit Cardiff to view accommodation you can take advantage of low-cost accommodation in University halls, provided your visit is outside term-time and you make arrangements in advance. Visit the University Summer Residences webpages for more information.

Alternatively, you may wish to use a private guest house. A list of accommodation in Cardiff and the surrounding area can be found at www.visitcardiff.com.