Northfield Flats

Reviews

Anonymous

Northfield was overall an amazing experience. The halls are located on campus but away from the main buildings and shops, giving you easy access to them whilst still having peace and quiet. The halls are a short walk away from bus stops and there is also Falmer train station a ten minute walk away. The halls themself are modern and spacious, with a big kitchen to share between 6 flat mates. The rooms themselves are ensuite and have a homely feel. From personal experience the halls were friendly and it was easy to make friends, but I have also heard others complain about having less social flats and blocks. Most flats/blocks I knew had Facebook group chats before moving in to get to know everyone. For what you are paying, the rooms aren't the biggest, but for on campus accommodation I would highly recommend northfield.

Anonymous

The flats are very nice and the kitchens are nice and modern although the beds are extremely springy and not the most comfortable. One problem that keeps happening is that the wifi keeps going down and we sometimes lose hot water. Overall the flats are really nice though and have a lovely bar right next to them.

Anonymous

Good location on campus Fully equipped facilities Maintenance staff always on hand Next to the beautiful Sussex downs Bad side: expensive

Anonymous

Love northfield, would not choose another accommodation! Pros include new, clean and modern, big desk, large private shower, kitchen is great social space with lounge area and table! It feels very safe because of the electric key fob for each building. Most have pretty views over the South Downs! Cons, one of the more expensive accommodation (about £156pw), it is the furthest away on campus so 10 minute walk to lectures, 20 minutes to the station etc which also means less people are willing to walk to your accommodation for predrinks etc. (But personally like it because it means I walk more). It’s not as social and open as others like east slope/Lewis court because of the high security.

Anonymous

Good location as it’s very quiet and very close to Stanmer park. Although it is the accomodation as far away from campus as you can get, which you could count as a disadvantage. It has very good facilities including the social centre in the reception block. The flats are all quite new and are in good condition, while the rooms are all a decent size.

Anonymous

Although this accommodation was the furthest away from the uni itself, it wasn't really a massive problem. It was the most modern and aesthetically pleasing and was my first choice when applying. The rooms were fairly small but livable, and we did get an ensuite with a shower. Personally, my social experience was probably better than others as although there was only 6 people in my flat, we ended up with an adjoining door leading to another 6 people and ultimately became one flat. The negatives I would say were, the uni campus itself is a half an hour journey into Brighton which is very tedious, especially when going out at night. In addition, it was more expensive than most accommodations elsewhere, perhaps ones even better than Northfield, due to it being in the south, which was a bit annoying. And finally, the cleaners we paid for in the contract failed to show up more often than not which caused a bit of anger for most people.

Anonymous

The halls are clean, spacious and good value for money but the block that I'm in is really quiet and next to a family block which has hindered by social aspect of university! There needs to be a social centre in northfield to make up for it!

Anonymous

On the outskirts of campus which has it's ups and downs. Allows you to have more parties but longer walks to lectures etc. Really good social life and social setting. Rooms are really good quality but at times you do feel like you're being ripped off a bit when the heating is broken or the water has to be turned off for the day etc. The kitchen/social area is a decent size and really nicely decorated.

Anonymous

Looked really nice and felt very safe. Rooms were good sizes and had a nice computer room and washing facilities