Broadgate Park

The location of Broadgate Park is pretty convenient as far as self catered accommodation goes however it was not on campus so wouldn't say it was ideal. I had a standard room, with 5 people in my flat sharing two bathrooms. I was lucky and had a fairly spacious room however some of the rooms were significantly smaller for paying the same price rent. It's very much luck of the draw as to who you'll share with and I can't say any of my flatmates were now life long friends and there wasn't really and area or bar for people to mingle in. Given that, the social aspect wasn't great and often felt quite isolating.

I am lucky as I've ended up in one of the new buildings but there is huge variation in both room quality and the size of social spaces. In terms of showers, ensuite is FAR too smalla nd the whole place will get mouldy unless ventilated well because the extractor fan basically doesn't work and the whole place gets soaked when you shower. However the upside of ensuite, at least in the new buildings, is a large kitchen and relatively nice facilities in the kitchen. Laundry space is very limited for the 2000+ students so be sure to go like midday. No shop anymore just some rubbish vending machine, and staff are generally rude and make you feel bad for calling maintenance - despite various worthwhile issues. Nice location in reference to the uni but dead in terms of wider social events, with nothing like on-campus hall formals and big events, and of course the lack of any decent social spaces like the JCR's in halls

Although limited by the design itself, the opportunities to meet loads of great people are there, you just need to take them. By that I mean Broadgate does not have a bar (although it does have a common room but it's not used very much). I stayed in a standard room which was pretty run of the mill student accommodation, don't expect anything great unless you pay for a studio which I wouldn't recommend as it seems to make things more difficult with regards to meeting people. In standard rooms, you get to share a kitchen with 4 others (depending on which block you get) and share 2 bathrooms amongst you all. You are also part of a block of about 40/50 others who provide a good part of your social life at halls. I met some great friends and although it didn't have the intimacy or facilities of catered halls on campus, if you are looking at self-catered Broadgate Park is the best in terms of location and size, with it being right next to uni and containing about 1000-2000 students altogether. Overall if I could go back I would probably still go to Broadgate due to all the reasons above as well as the fact it is much more affordable than catered halls as well.

I've lived in my studio for 3 months, and the room itself is simply adequate. No shared space do you have to put a lot of effort in to make friends and the fire alarm tests drive me mad. Laundry is £3 for a wash and a dry and the common room above reception is really nice. The location is great though. 5 mins from Beeston which has all the shops you'd need, 15mins on the tram into town. The major downside is it's EXTREMELY expensive for what you get.

Broadgate is great because it's so close to campus and the facilities are really modern but the gates are not always locked at night to certain sections and as we are surrounded by building works and residential areas, we have a lot of the public who are around and can easily walk into Broadgate, especially Upper Court. I feel like the area could be more well lit and if the gates were shut at 7:30 like advertised, I personally would feel a lot safer. Also, my internet drops out a lot, there is no service in my room and lots of people in my block have told me they have silverfish under their bed and I've had them in my shower but aside from that, my room is great.

The facilities are basic and there isn’t much space. Standard rooms are very small. There’s shared social space but having a living space in your flat is much more important to not feel cramped. And although there are plenty of events organised they don’t provide much opportunity to be social. However the events are great, there’s often free food, drink and entertainment. Though because rent is expensive it accounts for this. Accommodation is not on campus so not as conveniently located as catered halls.

The kitchen is really small and not enough room really but the rooms are good and the workers are nice. Facilities aren't the best like common room and all that

Good location, but not very nice accommodation. Very small kitchen for 5 people and rooms are going mouldy. Unfair allocation of rooms, as people paying the same price are in better areas and much newer and nicer accommodation. En suites are very much nicer.

Very sociable area, easy to get to know and meet people. The broadgate team run the winter formal which is great, good value for money as well. Unfortunately I live in lower court which isn’t anywhere to the same standard as main broadgate (even though you pay the same price. We have smaller rooms and kitchens, and the quality of these rooms are to a much lower standard

Good location, good reception and overall convencience. Poor social aspect, only a tiny tiny common room which considering the amount of students living there is far too small. No where to socialise with more than about 5 people as no living spaces so difficult to integrate friendship groups and therefore hugely limits friendships. However good committee organising formals etc.

The rooms are smaller than other accomodation on Broadgate Park, and depending on whereabouts lecture are it can take a lot longer to walk to lectures. However the common areas are quite nice and so is there library (but can get very busy considering the size of it and the amount of students). The tutor team/reception are helpful and put on events. Being self catered is flexible which is good and judging by friends the meals in catered aren’t great. But the fact that meals aren’t in dining halls means that you don’t meet as many new people in halls.

The location is good for some subjects, but for me was a long way from a lot of lectures. Facilities are very good, my room is just opposite laundry room. broadgate shop is overpriced

Location is good, being close to campus and bus stops etc. Shop comes in handy as well. Price is good but you get what you pay for as the rooms, kitchen and flat in general are tiny.

I was in lower court which was not security guarded and fenced off as advertised. The kitchen was tiny and not all 5 of us could fit in it or eat at the same time. It was expensive for what you got. Our common room was a 10 minute walk away.

I live in Lower Court, which is across the street from the main Broadgate park. The Blocks are somewhat smaller so you know most of the faces of people who live in your block, but the compared to main Broadgate the kitchens are very small, it can barely accommodate for when all of us who live in the flat (5) want to be there at the same time. Broadgate is about a 5 minute walk into West Entrance of the Uni, so not bad and takes me about 15 minutes to get to most of my lectures which are in the Trent building.