- Percentage of First Year Students in Halls:
- 100%
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- Accommodation Details:
- There are a selection of flats and single rooms, in blocks spread around the town. The new halls development, cunningly named New Halls, is modern and plush, but quite expensive. The rest of the rooms are to be found in unattractive concrete blocks. If you can, avoid St Mary's, this is the oldest hall of residence and it is not in a fantastic state. It is also situated up a very steep hill about 15 minutes from the town centre. Take care to read everything on your halls application form, as there are single sex male and female halls, aswell as all-Welsh halls!
After the first year some places are available in halls but most people live out. Upper Bangor is popular but there really aren't many places - tapping into contacts in the year above through sports and societies is the best way for first years to find something. Quite a few students end up in Maesgeirchen, an area often plagued by drugs and crime.(Although it it should be noted that the crimerate in North Wales is the lowest in the U.K.) A few students we spoke to said there was a degree of tension between the students and some of the locals, but on the whole the area is no worse than that of other cities. On a more positive note, Maesgeirchen, does offer great views of the Snowdonia Mountain Range.
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- Accommodation Prices:
- University Owned
Standard catered: £78.82 per week. 31 weeks.
Standard self-catered: £48.65 per week. 37 weeks.
Catered en suite: £93.45 per week
Self catered en suite £71.19 per week
Private
Average rent: £45 per week.
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- Local Area:
- Bangor is in a beautiful area, sandwiched by the sea and the mountains. The city itself is small, but has most major stores and apparently, (fact of the day) the longest High St. in Wales. For places with more to offer, Chester and Liverpool are also quite close and many students head this way at the weekends. There are a couple of clubs in town and some good pubs. The Appollo cinema shows recent releases and the Theatre presents a variety of performances. The Bangor website has a guide and maps to help you find your way about.
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/bangor/bangore.html
The University doesn't have a fantastic image in the local community and there are some problems. Three things are helping to remedy this. Firstly Bangor has become one of the major centres for Welsh language study (students can often choose whether to attend lectures in English or Welsh.) Secondly, there are a large amount of local students who choose to come to Bangor, although this probably has more to do with the costs associated with studying away from home. Finally, the SU appoints a community action sabbatical each year to work on projects with the local community. All of these mean that, slowly but surely, the city is coming to respect the university and its students.
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