Halifax College

Halifax was out of the way, it is the furthest college away from campus, it could have done with a liven up, it all seemed a little under the weather but that is to be expected for student accommodation, I had a few problems with my windows but upon reporting them, they were sorted within the day. Halifax has a great community feel to it, especially in summer when everybody is chilling on the grass, it's really social and I met some great people, it had its issues but it's the cheapest UOY accom so what do you expect? I had a brill first year at fax

Cleaners don't really clean. The houses are too big to be social. Kitchens are way too small. But it's good for the sesh.

Halifax college is about a ten minute walk to the University of York so very accessible for students attending the university. Halls is a great place to meet friends as in Halifax college you are placed in a house with around 10 people so there is always someone around to hang out with! The facilities are fine, rooms are spacious and the kitchen facilities have been updated for this year!

The location was not as good as halls on other colleges as others are more central and situated on campus, but Halifax is about a fifteen minute walk away from campus and be closest bus stop, however this wasn’t a major issue. Maybe would have been easier on nights out to be closer to campus for getting the bus. I had shared bathroom and there were two between ten which was fine, but only one shower and one bath between ten, and as only one person occasionally used the bath it was a bit of a push using one shower between ten and we definitely could have done with another. They were cleaned every weekday though, and the kitchen once a week, which was good. The kitchen was ok but we had only four hob rings between ten which was a struggle, and only one cupboard each and some were small. It was also difficult having only one fridge between us, as we had only half a shelf each, and only one freezer too. The rooms were a good size though with a lot of space. I had a room on the top floor and the window was really good and let loads of light in and good open right up. Halifax is the one college without much on it which wasn’t great, as the other colleges on campus had bars and cafes and things, so it would have been good to have those on our college too.

Way too expensive for what you received. Something broke every other day and we had one shower between 10 people. Good community atmosphere though.

Modern facilities, but small considering the number of students that have to share, good social atmosphere, college community

The house was pretty good, with much bigger rooms than expected, however having to share 1 shower between 10 people was just not practical.

It's a bit far from the rest of the west campus, but the walk is quite nice because you get a place for your house and a separate place for your studies. I quite like the separation of the two things. Gets you ready for second year when you're living in houses outside of campus. Because it's on the end of west campus it's next to all the sports fields and farm land, which is nice. I was there last year, but they've redecorated most of the kitchens this year, and they look sick! Cool red wall on one side, brand new fridges, and loads of fridge/cupboard space. I was in a house of 11 and we shared one shower, which wasn't too bad, but not ideal for mornings when everyone has to be getting up. We just ended up staggering shower times etc. Main best thing is that its terrace houses, rather than flats. We had one front door that only me and my 10 housemates could get through. It felt very authentic. Having visited constantine college and other colleges that have flats, i found out that anyone in your block can get into your flat and therefore your kitchen during day time hours. I didn't like that, so much preferred the house vibe at halifax.