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Returning undergraduate and postgraduate students Southend

Returning accommodation applications for the 2026-27 academic year are now open, apply today and secure your accommodation.

You will be able to choose and reserve your room when you apply online, using our new Book Now process.

You will need to access the online form via the following link and select the 2025-26 academic year from the drop-down, when applying.

IMPORTANT: please remember, there is no cooling off period. You cannot cancel your contract with us once accepted/confirmed, unless you withdraw or intermit from the University, even if you don't move in. So please consider carefully before confirming your booking through Book Now or accepting an offer we have sent you.

(You will need your Essex username and password to apply)

Returning South Essex College (SEC) Students 

You will need to complete and online application form via the following link:

(You will need your Essex username and password to apply)

New and returning postgraduate students, will be required to make a £250 prepayment (which will be deducted from your first terms rental fees) to complete the booking process and accept your offer.

You will be able to make this accommodation prepayment by credit/debit card when you accept your offer. If you do not make this prepayment online, you will be able to pay credit/debit or UK cheque, in person at the Cash Desk on the 2nd Floor of the Forum Building.

Please do not try and pay your accommodation prepayment now. It will only be required when you complete the booking process. Full instructions on paying your accommodation prepayment will be provided in the offer of accommodation letter.

The refund deadline for this payment is 60 days before the start date of your contract.

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Returning undergraduate and postgraduate students Southend

Once you have chosen and reserved your room online, you will receive an automated email confirming your booking. 

Your confirmation of booking will be emailed to your @essex.ac.uk email address and will contain details about your room and the accommodation charges. 

Once you have completed the Book Now process you have formed a contract which is legally binding and you will not be able to cancel your contract, unless you withdraw from the University. 

Returning South Essex College (SEC) Students

We hope to begin making accommodation offers from December 2024, so please make sure you check your email account regularly from that date for your offer (including checking your junk folder).

You will need to accept your offer of accommodation before the expiry date, to confirm your allocation for the next academic year. The offer expiry date will be clearly specified in the offer letter.

Once you have accepted the offer, you have form a contract which is legally binding and you will not be able to cancel the contract, unless you withdraw from the University. 

If you have withdrawn temporarily from Essex (intermitted) during the first term of the first year of study and decide to return the following academic year, you may re-apply for accommodation.

How to apply

in January of the year in which you intend to return to your studies.