Pin Hill

I lived in Benson House for my first year. The location is great: 10 minutes from town, 5 from the library and 30 seconds from the club! It's a little further to uni (20 mins) which was sometimes a pain. The security were mostly friendly. The kitchen was a little small for 7 people and there wasn't anywhere we could all sit and socialise, but amenities were good. I had an en suite which was great, my room was small but was suitable with enough storage space and shelves. Each flat is quite separate and there are no communal areas so the social experience was quite limited, but I did get on well with the girls in my flat and went on to live with them in second year. Overall I enjoyed my time at Pin Hill.

Not bad overall to be fair, it just sucks if you're a social person like myself as there is NO social space. It is also not the easiest to make friends from other flats because of that lack of social space... getting to club chemistry is never a problem and for being next to station you never hear the trains but if you're an early sleeper on the weekends bring earplugs due to drunk people outside of chemistry but everyone having their own bathroom is a GOD SEND!

The rooms are nice and massive. There's a living room for us student to interact with each other and watch tv. Although, the kitchens are quite small. However, you are close to the town center.