Sturents has been designed to help you find student accommodation in Durham. We have hundreds of houses around the city to help you find the best property, but what if you don't know where you want to live?
This guide has been created to help you choose where you may want to search for student housing. All cities have student hubs based on being close to lectures, amenities or popular bars and clubs. Our guide not only aims to provide you with the best information but also the most up to date information, as registered members of the site can add their own information to help fellow house hunting students.
University info
Durham University was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837. It was one of the first universities to open in England for more than 600 years, and is claimed to be England's third oldest after Oxford and Cambridge.
Durham is a collegiate university, with its main functions divided between the central departments of the University and 16 colleges. In general, the departments perform research and provide centralised lectures to students, while the colleges are responsible for the domestic arrangements and welfare of undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral researches and some University staff.
"Long established as a leading alternative to Oxford and Cambridge", the University attracts "a largely middle and higher class student body". The latest University League Table 2010 published by The Complete University Guide ranked Durham 5th in the UK after Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College and LSE. The University was also named Sunday Times University of the Year in 2005, having previously been shortlisted for the award in 2004.
Durham is in the Top 3 Universities (including English) for Archaeology, Chemistry, French, General Engineering, Geography, History, Iberian Languages, Italian, Theology & Religious Studies;
Durham is in the Top 5 Universities (including former mentioned subjects) for Biological Sciences, German, Classics & Ancient History, Mathematics, Middle Eastern & African Studies, Philosophy, Physics & Astronomy, Russian & East European Languages, Social Work, Sociology, Sports Science;
Durham is in the Top 10 Universities (including former mentioned subjects) for Accounting & Finance, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Economics, Education, Geology, Law, Linguistics, Medicine, Music, Politics, Sociology.
The university is well-renowned for its sporting achievements, with hundreds of sports teams in the college system and university level teams, which compete in the national BUSA leagues.