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The information given below is based on 4 reviews as well as the 2007/2008 room list.
- Room Type and Floor
- Single Room, £725 per term (in 2007/2008).
- Room Floor
- No general agreement about floor, about 2.3.
- Room Facilities
- Network available. Washbasin available.
- Bedroom
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Could swing something between a sheep and a cow (~2.0 HC).
Overlooking a court or garden.
- Noise
“Generally very quiet - a little bit of noise from Mill Road at night due to single glazing, but room is at the back and top of the house, so out of the way, which is good to hide away if you want to get work done. Slight noise of washing machines from laundry room sometimes (just down a flight of stairs from my room, next to the bathroom - very handy!)” (Jan 2008)
“Usually sirens since close to Police and Fire Station. Pipes noisy. Laundry next door, washing and drying machines noisy. Near Mill Rd so possible to hear cars in the night.” (Feb 2006)
“not that noisy, but near the fire station, so lots of sirens unfortunately.” (Jan 2005)
“Mainly fairly quiet, can hear Mill Road at night. Don't know about late mornings, never in!” (Jan 2003)
- Gyp Room
“Very small and ill-equipped! 5 of us sharing, just below the first floor, so down a couple of flights of stairs from my room. Housekeeper provides only fridge, kettle and electric hob/grill (which gives off uneven heat and is hard to control, so a little difficult to cook on sometimes!) House 4's gyp room has a normal microwave which we can use, but I brought a combination microwave and another house mate brought a George Foreman grill, so we could cook properly. As the rest of college has banned hobs and other cooking equipment not provided by college, this has worked out pretty well for us, but it is a pain that we have had to provide these items ourselves! Also, the housekeeper charges me extra for the electricity the microwave uses! If we didn't have the extra appliances, what we could cook in that kitchen would be very limited!” (Jan 2008)
“Kitchen on First floor for all number 3. Small for five people (1.5m x 2m). Enough cupboard space though mine behind the door when open. One hob, powerful, with grill. Toaster, kettle. Medium-sized fridge, not enough for 5 people, luckily two of us have their own fridges. House 3 connected to House 4 through second floor, hence can use their kitchen (better, with microwave, and looks bigger).” (Feb 2006)
“tiny. shared by five, with a couple of crappy gas rings and a fridge and not much else.” (Jan 2005)
“Very small kitchen for 5. On middle floor of house. Does have a grill though. Need to bring your own toaster.” (Jan 2003)
- Bath Room
“Small shower room one flight of stairs down from my room, and access from my floor to house 4, where there is a bath room again one flight of stairs down. Also, bathroom on ground floor of house 3 and shower on ground floor of house 4. Usually not much of a problem in terms of number of people sharing. Quite handy having washbasin in room!” (Jan 2008)
“Shower room on 1.5 floor. Bathroom on ground floor. Both with sinks and toilet, and small mirror. Sizes: shower room: 1.5m x 1.5m, Bath room: 1.5m x 2m. Can use House 4 Bathroom (1.5 floor, 1.5m x 2m) and Shower room (ground floor).” (Feb 2006)
“nice shower, at least its pretty clean, but small. shared between five, though there is a bath on the ground floor.” (Jan 2005)
“2 bathrooms between 5. Shower in one and bath in other, toilets in both. One on 2nd floor staircase, one on ground floor.” (Jan 2003)
- Furniture
“Small desk with swivel chair, large dining table with two dining chairs, two comfy-ish chairs and small coffee table, three shelves by desk, large wardrobe and, obviously, a bed.” (Jan 2008)
“small desk with two drawers and big lamp, bed, bed table with 3 drawers, wardrobe 1.5m wide x 2m high, two doors for hanging clothes and one with 5 shelves, can put things over wardrobe. One big (1m x 1.5m) dining table. Three matching chairs. One coffee table, two matching armchairs. Three fitted shelves next to desk (1.5m wide). Sink with small shelf and medium-sized mirror and big hangers for two towels.” (Feb 2006)
“big table, two big comfy chairs, desk, bedside table, book case, four other chairs.” (Jan 2005)
“Fairly large dining table, small desk, 2 comfy chairs, coffee table.” (Jan 2003)
- Best Feature
“Quiet, out of the way and big. Has own washbasin. Easy access to house 4 from near my room. Pay separately for gas and electricity, so rent works out cheaper than most in college. (Gas, electricity and guests cost me about £18 last term) This room is warmer than others in the house, as it's at the top, so gets the heat from below, and at the back, so is south-facing and has small windows, so loses less heat. Also has nice view of the garden from windows. Relatively light, as has a skylight over the bed. It's also really nice to be living in a house with friends, rather than being spread out across college 'halls'.” (Jan 2008)
“Big room with dining table, quiet, window on ceiling.” (Feb 2006)
“the big chairs,” (Jan 2005)
“Space and the view over the garden, oh and the comfy chairs, they're great.” (Jan 2003)
- Worst Feature
“The lack of internet!!!!! (I wrote an entire review of this room already which I lost due to the stupid loose connection!) We had no internet for the entirety of last term, and now college have finally put a wireless connection in, the router is in the basement, which means you can only really pick up a low signal from the ground floor. So, I have to sit in someone else's room or at the bottom of the stairs to get the internet! Also, the lack of cooking appliances in the kitchen, and paying £1 a night for guests. The house generally is quite cold, as we have no central heating, only gas fires in our rooms, although my room is one of the warmest.” (Jan 2008)
“Cold at night, has gas heater hence can't stay on at night, I bought electric heater. This room does not belong to college but to landlady, hence run by special rules and can't do much about it. No network connection, though bt line in House 4, room 4 for wireless network, works all right. Far from college, though with bike same time distance Morti Rd - Old Courts clycling as Harvey Court - Old Courts walking.” (Feb 2006)
“the weird paul smith type carpet, which at first causes headaches, but which you do eventually become immune to.” (Jan 2005)
“The multicoloured stripy carpet + it's very cold at night!” (Jan 2003)
- General Comments
“This room is actually really nice and I'm going to miss it next year, so don't be too put off by the negative comments! It's really lovely being in Morty Road with a group of friends, and despite being further away for college and lectures, it's really not that bad! (I'm still not cycling to the Sidgwick site, and the walk only takes me just over 20 minutes, although I am very much in the minority on that front!) It's convenient for the Grafton Centre for shopping and the cinema, Kelsey Kerridge, Parkside Pool and Fenner's cricket ground and gym if you're into sport, and nearer Tesco and Asda if you're fed up of Sainsbury's. Also, it's nearer to the train station, and is more convenient for moving your stuff in and out at the beginning and end of term, as you can park right up outside the front door and don't need a parking permit like in the centre of town. You'll have access to a locked bike shed at the side of house 4. You have to pay separately for gas, electricity and laundry, as well as £1 a night for guests, and you'll be subjected to a bunch of rules from the housekeeper, such as 'put the bathmat down before you have a shower' and 'use a coaster', but you'll get used to it, and she's really quite nice once you get used to her.” (Jan 2008)
“Dark room, since two small (0.7m x 1.5m) windows facing the garden and window on ceiling (0.7m x 1.5m). Bedder is landlady, controls house a lot! which means less privacy and reminders about doing washing up but house kept clean and tidy. Multicoloured carpet doesn't actually cause any headaches! Gas heating so cold at night. 8 sockets, in four different parts of room, very good. NTL socket by the door, works. Costs: rent 606, electricity and gas between 10 and 50 a term, our wireless network was 35 a year, washing 1 pound per use, guests 1 pound a night can stay unlimited number of nights though (same as other Mortimer Rd houses, but free in the rest). Key deposit 15 pounds. My sheep/cow size means 4.5m x 4.5m. Hope the use of metres thoughout helped! General advice, get House 8, 7, 6, 5 in that order if can. Otherwise House 4 slightly better than 3. Room 3 same as 5 thought bigger windows, rooms 4 and 6 suites facing the street, 4 again better, room 2 next to door, on ground floor, very distracting!” (Feb 2006)
“the landlady keeps everything very clean, which is good, but is also at the expense of her being around a lot generally meddling and asking you to put glasses on coasters etc....” (Jan 2005)
“Have to pay separately for electricity and gas. No central heating in the room and only heater is a gas fire. Does get very cold in winter unless the fire is on constantly. Not a room for those who want it boiling hot all the time.” (Jan 2003)
- Marks
- 7.0 out of 10 (2×7, 1×6, 1×8)
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