Vanbrugh College accommodation
Located at the heart of Campus West beside Central Hall, Vanbrugh College offers a range of accommodation options, from large, catered, social blocks to ensuite flats.
Vanbrugh also includes Fairfax House - a characterful town house on the edge of campus. Home to V-bar and within close distance to the shops at Market Square, Vanbrugh also has its own music practice rooms.
Room types and prices 2024/25
Room type | Bathroom | Catering | Let length | Per week | Per year |
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Band 1 | Shared Bathroom | Catered | 40 weeks | £148 | £5,920 |
Band 3 | Ensuite | Catered | 38 weeks | £241 | £9,158 |
Band 3 | Ensuite | Catered | 40 weeks | £238 | £9,520 |
Band 1 shared bathroom, catered
Vanbrugh’s Band 1 shared bathroom rooms are located in Fairfax House, a characterful town house on the edge of campus.
The catering package for Fairfax House includes a continental style breakfast served at Fairfax House and dinner at Vanbrugh Food Court (Monday to Friday, during semester time). Students also have access to a shared kitchen for making lunch and weekend meals.
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Example room layout. Actual layout and furnishings may vary.
Band 3 ensuite, catered
Vanbrugh's Band 3 rooms are ensuite and are located in courts of flats to the West of Market Square in Donald Barron and Barbara Scott Courts.
Some of these rooms are 38-week lets, meaning you'll need to move your belongings out during the Easter vacation, while the room is used for conferences.
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Example room layout. Actual layout and furnishings may vary.
Facilities
Common room
A shared social space for members of your college
What's near
Vanbrugh Dining/Bar
2 minutes walk
Market square shops
2 minutes walk
The Library
3 minutes walk
Spring Lane Building
3 minutes walk
The Courtyard bar
5 minutes walk
York Sports Centre
10 minutes walk
For Fairfax House, add approximately 8 minutes to your walking time.
Student voices
Find out what it’s really like living on campus as University of York Management student, Rhiannon takes you on a tour of her accommodation in Donald Barron Court in Vanbrugh College.
Find out more about what it's like to be part of Vanbrugh College.
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