Accommodation for Undergraduates
First-Year
All our first-year undergraduate students are guaranteed a room on the main College site (on Queen’s Lane, just off Oxford’s High Street) in one of the Kelly, Emden, Whitehall or Staircase 8 buildings. This makes it very easy to meet others in your year and your first group of friends are likely to be those also living on your floor.
All rooms are spacious single bedrooms and include storage space, a sink and a desk, as well as being close to shared bathrooms and kitchenettes. We allocate rooms randomly so that a mixture of subjects, backgrounds, and nationalities is achieved. All our rooms are bright and airy and all are equally sized and furnished, ensuring that everyone has an equal quality of accommodation, and that there is no segregation by price of room. Kitchens and bathrooms are shared between four to six students each, and are cleaned every weekday by our friendly team of staff. Some ensuite facilities are available for those requiring them for health or religious reasons.
Teddy Hall is one of the most down to earth colleges. With a large concentration of people on a smaller campus, you always bump into people on the way to the laundry room, etc., so there’s always opportunity for a catch up. The fact that we have dinner and breakfast together is a great way to mix and get to know different groups of people.
Elaine, Fine Art
Second-Year
From October 2026, second-year undergraduates can live in college accommodation, either in our East Oxford properties or at Norham St Edmund (including the new buildings due to open Summer 2026).
Third-/Fourth-Year
Third-year students are typically accommodated on the main College site, in the Besse building or historic Front Quad. Alternatively, you can live in one of our other sites, including our properties in East Oxford and the Norham St Edmund site (including the new buildings due to open Summer 2026). Fourth-year students can live in North Oxford at the Norham St Edmund Site, 19 Norham Gardens or 1 Crick Road.
Room Selection
The College allocates rooms to first-year students shortly prior to their arrival in Queen’s Lane. For subsequent years, students choose their rooms in a ballot order arranged by the Junior Common Room (JCR).
Facilities, Wi-Fi and Support
All College accommodation has bathroom facilities which are either shared or ensuite. There are also shared common rooms (lounge areas) and kitchen and dining facilities. Please note that, regrettably, we are unable to accommodate undergraduates with children.
The College’s laundry facilities are accessed via the pay-as-you-go Circuit app which you can download via Google Play or the Apple App Store by searching for ‘Circuit Laundry’.
High-speed internet is available across all College sites, with both wired and wireless access in rooms.
Some of the Hall’s Welfare team live at the College on the main College site at Queen’s Lane and at Norham St Edmund, William R. Miller and Tamesis Guest house. You can speak to them about anything from personal or academic issues. They are here to be a friendly listening ear and help you get access to the right support during your time with us.
Students are not permitted to keep pets on College property. If you have an assistance animal, please refer to the University’s policy on assistance animals in the first instance.
Living Expenses
Visit our Undergraduate Finance page for more information about Oxford and College living expenses.
First-Year Accommodation
Queen's Lane
We offer accommodation on the main College site at Queen’s Lane, to all our first-year students. You can stay in the Kelly, Emden, Whitehall or Staircase 8 buildings.
Our Other Accommodation Sites
Queen's Lane
On the Queen’s Lane site third-year students can live in the Besse building overlooking Oxford’s High Street or the historic Front Quad.
Tamesis Guest House
Around a ten-minute walk away across Magdalen Bridge, the Guest House houses 43 third-year undergraduates and visiting students, with some ensuite rooms. There are kitchens and a common room and the building is opposite the University Sports Complex, it is also close to the lively student area of Cowley Road with the Oxford Blue Pub and Madhatters Jazz Club nearby.
William R. Miller
The William R Miller Building offers 55 ensuite rooms to third-year undergraduates and visiting students, a ten-minute walk from the main site. The annexe has a spacious common room with a large TV and table tennis table, laundry room, and kitchens for every four to six rooms. On the same street are restaurants including the popular Kazbar and a Sainsbury’s, several pubs, and the shops and restaurants of the Cowley Road are just around the corner.
Norham St Edmund (NSE)
NSE is made up of several Victorian houses in Norham Gardens, North Oxford, around twenty minutes’ walk from College across the University Parks. 19 Norham Gardens and 1 Crick Road house fourth-year undergraduates. The area is quiet and leafy, and backs onto the beautiful University Parks.
1 Crick Road
This Victorian villa is situated in North Oxford, around twenty minutes’ walk from College across the University Parks. It offers fourth-year students single study rooms with shared bathroom and kitchen facilities.