Rents
Rents for College rooms fall into four bands. Band A is the most expensive and bands A and B guarantee a double bed (for single occupancy). The rest of the rooms fall into bands B, C or D according to size. The rent includes, or includes a contribution towards the costs of: all utilities (electricity, gas, water); wired and/or wireless network access; duvet, pillows, mattress cover; laundry facilities; cleaning of communal areas; personal contents insurance (insurance details here). The student must provide their own bed linen (sheets, duvet cover, pillow covers) and towels. Rent is paid termly, in advance. Postgraduate room licences run for 51 weeks; for 2023-24 this will be from 23 September 2023 – 14 September 2024. Students can leave accommodation at the end of their course (if this is earlier than licence end date) subject to notice periods.
Postgraduate Rents and Charges for 2023-24
Band A = £182 per week
Band B = £172 per week
Band C = £161 per week
Band D = £151 per week
Rents at Newnham usually increase by inflation each academic year, based on the CPIH inflation measure for the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest £1. The rents for 2023-24 have increased at a below-inflation rate.
Additional Accommodation Costs
in addition you will be charged a Kitchen Fixed Charge (KFC); this includes a contribution to running the College Buttery, providing and maintaining student kitchens and subsidising student Formal Hall events.
Council Tax
Full time students are not liable to pay the local property tax. Students living in College will not have to apply for any type of exemption. Students living outside College are likely to need a confirmation letter for council tax exemption. Students must have updated their address on CamSIS before requesting a letter. Please email the Tutorial and Academic Office.