Overview of postgraduate accommodation

St Catharine's postgraduate accommodation is all within easy reach of Cambridge city centre and the College's main site on Trumpington Street. All our residences are served well by local amenities, and are particularly convenient for either the University Library and Sidgwick Site or the Downing Site and Judge Business School. You'll be part of a postgraduate community, enabling you to socialise and interact with other students throughout your busy academic life.

Pictured: The range of accommodation provided to St Catharine's postgraduate students includes historical and more modern properties.

A quick guide and a description of each residence are provided below, with further information (including photos and floor plans) available from the MCR accommodation database.

Residence	Number of rooms	Occupancy	Bathroom	Notes
Russell Street	66	Single	En-suite
Barton Road	11	Single	En-Suite
Barton Road basement	2	Couple	En-Suite	One flat accessed through the other
Coleridge Road	6	Single	Shared	Medics only
Coleridge Road annex	1	Couple	En-Suite
Grantchester Meadows	12	Single	Shared
The Vicarage	4	Single	Shared
South Green Lodge	23	Single	Shared	From 2023-24

Russell Street
CB2 1HT

66 single self-catering rooms with en-suite bathrooms
2 accessible rooms (not accessible for wheelchair users)
Shared kitchen areas and large garden
15 minutes' walk from College
Very convenient location off Hills Road, near the railway station, Downing Site, Trumpington Street, and local amenities

What the MCR says: “This place has a strong sense of community. It feels like living in student halls and bedders come every week to keep your rooms tidy. All rooms are en-suite. Half of the site was refurbished a few years ago and rooms vary from modern to old, which means that some rooms are more expensive than others.”

29 Barton Road
CB3 9LB

Self-catering house with 11 single en-suite rooms and 2 couples flats
Kitchen/dining room on each floor
Car parking available on street
15 minutes' walk from College and 10 minutes' walk from University Library and Sidgwick Site
Next to College sports field and Grantchester Meadows
Close to local amenities

What the MCR says: “There are 11 self-catered, en-suite rooms and three kitchens spread across four floors of a gorgeous town house, in addition to dining areas, washing facilities, a private garden with benches and secure bicycle parking.”

Grantchester Meadows

CB3 9JN

Renovated in 2018 to a very high standard
2 houses with 6 single self-catering rooms in each
Communal kitchen, dining area, bathrooms and garden
15 minutes' walk from College and 10 mins from University Library and Sidgwick Site
Next to College sports field and Grantchester Meadows
Close to local amenities

What the MCR says: “Each house has six single self-catering rooms, with shared kitchen, bathrooms and garden area. They are immediately next to the College sports field, badminton/squash courts and the Grantchester Meadows themselves – idyllic fields for walking or a picnic with resident cows in the summer.”

The Vicarage

9 South Green Road

CB3 9JP

4 single self-catering rooms
Shared kitchen, bathroom and shower room with washbasins in each bedroom
15 minutes' walk from College and 10 mins from University Library and Sidgwick Site
Next to College sports field and Grantchester Meadows
Close to local amenities

What the MCR says: A large house with a great sense of community located in Newnham, near the Sidgwick site where a lot of the arts and humanities departments are based

South Green Lodge

CB3 9JR

4 houses with 23 single self-catering rooms in total
Shared kitchens, bathrooms (2 WC in each house) with washbasins in each bedroom, shared garden
Shared social space (room 12) in house 2, available to all residents
15 minutes' walk from College and 10 mins from University Library and Sidgwick Site
Next to College sports field and Grantchester Meadows
Close to local amenities