- Percentage of First Year Students in Halls:
- 100%
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- Accommodation Details:
- There are three types, and price-brackets, of accommodation available at St John's. A ballot system ensures that if you get a duff room in the first year you'll get a better one in the next year. This is quite an enlightnened policy and the overall standard of accommodation is high.
In the Sir Thomas White Building washroom facilities and a kitchen are shared between four or five students and some rooms have a washbasin. Although be warned this is a shockingly ugly building...
The Beehive has perfectly hexagonal rooms with their own washbasin. These are larger than those in Sir Thomas White. Middleton Hall is not actually a minor stately home but the third hall of residence. Rooms are variable in size and all have washbasins. The college also owns a number of houses in Oxford which can be rented at essentially bargain prices and are cleaned by university staff.
Food is good and cheap (around £2 will get you a decent dinner) but there are set meal times to adhere to. Students can choose informal or formal evening meals, formal dining meaning that gowns must be worn. Hobs are provided in the hall kitchens for self-catering purposes.
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- Accommodation Prices:
- St John's accomodation is fixed within three price bands, A, B and C, depending upon the quality of the room. However, all the rooms are of a high standard and rentals are very reasonable on the scale of univeristy standards, and cheaper than private rates.
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- Local Area:
- St John's is perfectly positioned at the bottom of St Giles, between the cosy cafes and cocktail bars of North Oxford and the amenities and university faculties of the city-centre.
It is situated close to both the Ashmolean Museum and Playhouse Theatre on Beaumont Street, and the central shopping area and the Bodleian library are a five minute walking distance.
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