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Student Accommodation Lesley Stewart, Director of Residential & Environmental Services

Student Accommodation  Trading area within HAS  c£23 million turnover  46 members of staff  24 hour, 7 day, 365 day operation  4279 beds  3 student villages

Student Accommodation  Vale Village – 2776 beds  Selly Oak Village – 740 beds  Pritchatts Park Village – 763 beds  Living - allocations/private sector service

4279 beds in total Demand 2014/15  50% en suite 66%  48% single room shared facilities 32%  2% studio 2%

How has this changed over the years? 2005/2006  56% en suite (66% 2014/15)  44% standard (32% “ )  0% studio (2% “ )

Who do we accommodate?  1 st year undergraduate students  1 st year postgraduate international students  Fresher's Guarantee Scheme

What is the demand for our beds?  2014/15 – demand was 5879 students for 4279 beds  Buy in private provider beds: Victoria Hall – 358 beds Liberty Living – 752 beds other providers – 190 beds shortfall – c300

Demand for beds 2015/16  Projected demand – 5941 students who will apply for accommodation  U of B beds – 5005 including Chamberlain (726 beds)  Private provider – 936 beds

Why do we provide student accommodation?  Marketing tool to attract students to U of B  Business - c£23m turnover  Responsible landlord – attractive to parents / international students

U of B Vs Private Providers  Mentoring  Residents’ Associations  Transfers  24 hour staffing  Wi-Fi  Larger beds

Future Plans  Chamberlain -726 beds

Grange Road

Grange Road

Pritchatts Park  Maximise beds  Strategy for refurbishment

Any Questions?