Accommodation in John's varies enormously: it can safely be said that no two rooms are the same! Almost all our accommodation is part of the main building. There are a couple of additional houses on the Bailey which are part of John's, but not directly connected. There is also a large accommodation block within the grounds.

All Freshers live in College, and then almost all Second Years live out. Third Years and (if applicable) Fouth Years have the option of living back in if they wish, and in practice, 1/2-1/3 do, to benefit from the community spirit and facilities in College.

Freshers sometimes share a room - this often proves to be good fun, and if it becomes a problem, College and the JCR officers will do their best to ensure that the situation is resolved. Room-mates are carefully selected and often become best friends for their time at university.

Freshers thinking about Second Year accommodation are advised not to make a move until the Epiphany term - it's worth waiting to see who you want to live with, what you're prepared to pay, and how far you want to walk! If you have a very good reason (i.e. medical), College may allow you to live in during this year.

The allocation of rooms for Third and Fourth Years takes place by means of a room ballot. In Epiphany term anyone who wants to live in the following year will be asked to submit their name for the room ballot. Everyone's names are drawn at random, and then each person, in order, chooses their preferred room. All stages of the process will be advertised in plenty of time so please don't worry about it! If you have any questions relating to the room ballot send them to johns.comms@durham.ac.uk.

If you have a medical or other condition that you feel ought to be taken into account during room allocation, please do make College aware of it - often, they will work with the JCR to try to ensure that your accommodation suits your medical and academic needs as far as possible.

For further information about living in or out, please check the links on the left.