Welcome to Bournemouth University Accommodation Portal

Before you use the portal for the first time:

• The email address in your UCAS Track or Online Application will be used for any correspondence, so please ensure these are correct
• If you use Hotmail or Gmail please add the domain ‘bournemouth.ac.uk’ to your safe senders list so you don’t miss any important communications from us.
• Take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions

September 2026 Portal

Booking BU accommodation is a two stage process

Stage 1 - Registering for your Guarantee:

During Stage 1 you will:

- Confirm we have your correct personal details

- Inform us of any specific accommodation requirements that you may have

* terms & conditions apply

Stage 2 - Choosing and booking your room

Applicants with unconditional firm (UF) status:

If you already hold an Unconditional offer (UF) to study at BU, you will be able to choose and securely book your room in BU accommodation. Remember to ensure you have the correct amount of money ready to secure your room. Check out our price guide for more information

Applicants with conditional firm (CF) status:

If you already hold an Conditional offer (CF) to study at BU, you will be able to choose and reserve your room in BU accommodation. We will then contact you once your receive your results with further information about your contract and payment.

If you are an Undergraduate student and have completed Stage 1 you will be able to return and reserve your room from **.

Click 'New Student - Register & Book Accommodation for September 2026' above

(If you cannot see this as a choice please click the 3 lines on the top task bar and it will give you more options to choose from)

Stage 2 - Choosing and booking your room

Applicants applying to BU through Clearing

It can take up to 24hrs from the point you received and accepted your offer to study at BU for you to be able to access this Accommodation Portal. We will email you as soon as you are eligible with instructions on how to secure your accommodation. Please don’t worry as we have plenty of accommodation available at this time. If you want to call us to discuss your options then please call us on 01202 969696

Already have access to the Portal?

You can now choose your room in BU accommodation. Remember to ensure you have the correct amount of money ready to secure your room. Check out our price guide for more information

Rooms available now for September 2026

You can book an individual room or an entire flat if you want to live with a group of friends*.

Check out our website for more information on rents and what accommodation is available.

Log onto the Portal and click 'Current Students' on the top task bar to choose and book a room.

We now have a number of rooms available to Current Students. Please log onto the portal and click 'Current Students - September 2026' on the top blue bar. You can then see what is available and book a room.

- To Pay Rent - For students living in BU managed accommodation only - Unilet, Student Village, St John's and Dorchester House. Login to the Accommodation Portal and click 'Accounts' on the top task bar.

- Maintenance Reporting - For Unilet and St John's residents only. Login to the Accommodation Portal and click 'Maintenance' on the top task bar.

General Data Protection Regulation (2018)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (2018), Bournemouth University (BU) has a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We will process the information contained in this booking in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

We will use your information to administer your room booking and, if you have chosen to book a room in externally-owned/managed accommodation, we will also share with the third party accommodation provider your: name, date of birth, home address, email, telephone number and, where deemed relevant for your accommodation booking, any details about disclosed disabilities, medical conditions and unspent criminal convictions.

For more information, please see our Privacy Policies

Use of personal information:

At Stages 1 and 2 we ask you for information about yourself so that we can process your booking appropriately. If at Stage 2 you choose accommodation provided by one of BU’s third party accommodation partners, your information will need to be shared with that organisation. We encourage you to read the Student Privacy Notice for full details about how and why we process your information.”