Norham St Edmund (NSE)

Norham St Edmund (NSE) is made up of several Victorian houses in Norham Gardens, North Oxford, around twenty minutes’ walk from College across the University Parks. The Villa, Park House and West House Norham Gardens (new buildings opening October 2026) houses second and third-year students. 17 (newly refurbished, opening October 2026) and 19 Norham Gardens houses fourth-year students. The area is quiet and leafy, and backs onto the beautiful University Parks.

Who can stay at the Villa, Park House and West House Norham Gardens?

• Second-year students
• Third-year students

Who can stay at 17 and 19 Norham Gardens?

• Fourth-year students

What is provided in my room?

Almost all rooms have a single bed with mattress, a bed-side cabinet, chest of drawers, desk, desk chair, easy chair, coffee table, wardrobe/hanging space for clothes, desk lamp, book shelf, IT socket, curtains/blinds, and en-suite or shared bathroom facilities.

Accessibility

Four rooms in NSE (Villa, West House, Park House and No. 17) are designed to be fully accessible for a variety of needs. If required, one has the ability to be connected to the adjacent room for the use of a resident carer. These rooms are allocated according to needs identified in a Student Support Plan issued by Oxford University’s Disability Service.  For more information, please contact the Accommodation Manager.

Room Ballot Information

Please always refer to the ballot list sent by the Accommodation Manager for the most updated room list.

Where will I live?

Images and floorplans of the accommodation at 19 Norham Gardens can be found below. Floorplans for 17 Norham Gardens and the new buildings are coming soon.