University of Sheffield accommodation

The University of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, has several student residence halls. A few outdated residence halls were recently demolished, and Tapton Hall of Residence is scheduled to be demolished in 2009. Sorby Hall was imploded with high explosives on August 27, 2006. The university plans to concentrate its undergraduate students into the multiple buildings of the Endcliffe Student Village.

Tapton Hall

Tapton Hall, Sheffield

It is the smallest of the catered halls, housing approximately 400 students (mostly first year undergraduates but also with a few higher years). It is less than a mile from the central campus of the university, close to Broomhill and Crookes, and it takes approximately 10/15 minutes to walk to the Students' Union. Tapton has its own bar, lounge and dining room.

Hallam Gate Court

Hallam Gate Court, adjacent to Tapton, will continue to be used for accommodation and will not be demolished.

Ranmoor House

Ranmoor House

Ranmoor House was, until February 2008, a hall of residence at the University of Sheffield, UK. It was the largest hall of residence at the university, housing around 800 students, and also the most westerly, being furthest away from the Students' Union, the Octagon Centre and most of the university buildings, such as the Arts Tower and the Mappin Building.

All the residents of Ranmoor in the 2007-08 academic year were relocated to other accommodation, including the Endcliffe Student Village, during January and February 2008. Ranmoor is set to be demolished in Easter 2008, and the site redeveloped extensively with new accommodation blocks similar to those at Endcliffe. This follows the demolition of Earnshaw and Sorby to make way for the new accommodation at Endcliffe.

Endcliffe Student Village

The Endcliffe Student Village is a large development of student accommodation for the University of Sheffield, located in Endcliffe in west Sheffield between Fulwood Road, Endcliffe Vale Road and Westbourne Road. The development includes both established blocks (Stephenson Hall, Crewe Flats, Halifax Hall) and new build blocks, typically 4-5 storeys high. Construction of these blocks began in 2006, after the demolition of Sorby Hall and Earnshaw Hall.

The development forms part of the University's Student Residences Strategy. The first stage of this was the redevelopment of Crewe Flats and Stephenson Hall, and the construction of seven new blocks. Later plans includes the demolition and redevelopment of Ranmoor House (now underway) and Tapton Hall of Residence.

At the centre of the Village is The Edge - a two-storey building intended as a hub for the site, containing the dining hall for catered students, as well as a bar, IT centre, and conference facilities. The redevelopment of the Ranmoor site will include a similar but smaller facility to be known as The Ridge.

Of the new apartment blocks the two largest are known as Howden and Derwent, and the smallest Stanage. All of the apartment blocks are named after climbing crags in the Peak District. The newly built apartment blocks consist of ensuite and deluxe ensuite rooms, with the latter including the addition of a double bed and larger floorspace. These rooms are all offered as self catered accommodation, with flats made up of between 5 to 12 rooms, sharing a kitchen/living area.

City and Central Campus

There are several halls of residence nearer the city centre, which are referred to collectively as the "City and Central Campus". They include:

• Opal One (Wellington Street)
• Opal Two (off Broad Lane)
• Victoria Hall (Eldon Street)
• Mappin Court (Mappin Street, for postgraduates only)
• St George's Church (Mappin Street, for postgraduates only)
• Broad Lane Court (Broad Lane)
• Brocco Flats (Edward Street)

Both Opal One and Opal Two are owned by Opal Property Group Limited a company which owns several halls of residence in the UK.