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As a first year University student, from the moment I arrived at Chaucer House I felt incredibly welcome and safe, which helped ease my intense stress. The environment at Chaucer House fostered a sense of community, making it easy to connect with the other students. I still remember how friendly and supportive the reception team was, not just during my first few weeks but throughout my entire two years of stay. While everyone on the reception team was amazing, I want to give special thanks to James for his exceptional kindness and support.
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Most helpful review
As a first year University student, from the moment I arrived at Chaucer House I felt incredibly welcome and safe, which helped ease my intense stress. The environment at Chaucer House fostered a sense of community, making it easy to connect with the other students. I still remember how friendly and supportive the reception team was, not just during my first few weeks but throughout my entire two years of stay. While everyone on the reception team was amazing, I want to give special thanks to James for his exceptional kindness and support.
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Property management
Cleaning
Social spaces
Social experience
Internet / Wifi
Chaucer House Information
| Telephone | 0300 303 8642 |
| Postcode | PO1 2GP |
| Price from | £191.00 per week for 25/26 (subject to availability) |
| Top tip | Home to over 480 students, in the heart of the city with a strong sense of student community. Visit the website to find out more! |
Room Types
Single Studios Classic Studio
Amenities
This property offers a gym, common room, study room & vending machines (snack food). Discover more!
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- Common Room
- Library or Study Area
Features
- Common Room
- Communal Kitchen
- Vending Machines
Internet Access
- WiFi
- WiFi In Communal Areas (All Free)
- WiFi In Room (All Free)
Laundry
- Coin-operated Communal Laundry
People/Staff
- Maintenance Team (24-hour on call)
- Onsite Concierge
Security & Safety
- CCTV / Surveillance Cameras
- Secure Building Entry
Services
- Contents Insurance
Special Policies
- No Smoking
Study Support
- Computer Lab
- Library or Study Area
Transport
- Bike Storage
Travel Times
Chaucer House is right next to Portsmouth and Southsea rail station & 10 minutes away from Cascades Shopping Centre, Tesco superstore & 15-minute walk from Gunwharf Quays, bus stops, shops & restaurants.
University of Portsmouth
University Quarter8 mins5 mins8 mins0.5 mi
Langstone Campus54 mins12 mins21 mins2.6 mi
Solent University, Southampton
Warsash Campus4 hours 19 mins28 mins1 hour 16 mins24.3 mi
Chaucer House Biography
Chaucer House is home to more than 480 students and offers modern accommodation in a central location. The residence is set beside Portsmouth and Southsea rail station making your commutes as easy as can be. Getting to class will also be a breeze as Portsmouth's Guildhall campus is a mere ten-minute walk away. There is a Tesco nearby and Cascades Shopping Centre is ten minutes away while Gunwharf Quays is only a fifteen-minute walk away for all your shopping needs.
Chaucer House shares its entrance and reception with neighbouring Margaret Rule Hall, so you can socialise with neighbours in one of the two common rooms full of sofas, armchairs and tables. When focusing on your studies and burning the midnight oil, you can make use of the study room and convenient vending machines. You can skip your gym membership as there is a gym onsite.
The residence has a selection of stylishly designed en-suite rooms and studios to choose from. Each room has been purposefully designed and is equipped with all the necessities needed for a comfortable stay. The studios provide more privacy whilst the en-suite rooms have shared kitchens and living spaces, creating a more sociable environment.
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Q&A
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Can I stay at your premises although I just got my masters there and I work now at Portsmouth Football Team as a coach ?
By member12112909 On 29th July 24
Reply from Chaucer House
On 1st August 24
Thanks for your question- Unite Students is for current students only so unfortunately not if you have finished your degree. Apologies.
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Do you have laundry room?
By member578276 On 13th February 23
Reply from Chaucer House
On 7th March 23
We have onsite laundry facilities provided by our third party supplier, Circuit Laundry. A wash and dry cycle costs approximately £5.50 :)
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What size are the beds in an En-Suite room ?
By member1376067 On 26th January 23
Reply from Chaucer House
On 30th January 23
Thanks for your question- these are 3/4 beds.
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How many people share a flat having a classic ensuite room
By member475386 On 21st January 23
Reply from Chaucer House
On 24th January 23
Great question- our classic ensuite flats range from 6 to 10 rooms- drop chaucerhousereception@unitestudents.com an email so the lovely team can assist you better with your query and find the perfect room for you!
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Read Chaucer House Reviews
I’ve been living in a studio flat here, and it’s been a great experience! The location is perfect—super close to everything I need, like the university, train station, and shops. It makes getting around really convenient. The reception team is always kind and helpful, making me feel welcome and supported whenever I need assistance. Overall, I’d highly recommend this accommodation to any student looking for a comfortable and well-located place to stay!
We are so pleased you've had a great stay so far- we will be sure to pass your message onto the reception team! Thanks for your review :)
Lovely flats, two great common rooms and a fantastic study room. Any maintenance issues solved quickly. James and Kyle at the front desk are very friendly and helpful.
Thanks for your kind review, we are so glad you are enjoying the facilities! We will be sure to pass your message onto the teams and James and Kyle! :)
As a first year University student, from the moment I arrived at Chaucer House I felt incredibly welcome and safe, which helped ease my intense stress. The environment at Chaucer House fostered a sense of community, making it easy to connect with the other students. I still remember how friendly and supportive the reception team was, not just during my first few weeks but throughout my entire two years of stay. While everyone on the reception team was amazing, I want to give special thanks to James for his exceptional kindness and support.
Thank you for your kind review. We are so pleased you've felt welcome and safe whilst living at Chaucer House, and this has helped you adjust into university life! We will be sure to pass the message onto the Chaucer House team and James :)
Amazing place to live and comes highly recommended from me.
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We're glad Chaucer House has been an amazing place to stay for you and you would highly recommend it for other students!
I've lived in Chaucer for a year now. And it has honestly been a great experience. With friendly staff constantly on the door it has been a huge relief to know I am in safe hands who go out of their way to keep us safe and happy. I've had a lot of experience in particular with Jake and James. Facing a lot of issues in January, they both went out of their way to check in on me regularly and make sure I was doing okay and that they were there to talk to if I've ever needed someone. They both act as a friendly face and are more than happy to have a chat anytime they are working. Issues have always been resolved promptly .
We are so pleased you have had a great experience living with us! Thanks for your feedback, we will be sure to pass on to the team and to Jake and James :)
Today I had someone move my washing and take something which was later returned but i went to reception and James was absolutely lovely and very helpful throughout and when the item was returned he personally returned it to me which was very lovely, I’m always greeted with big smiles by all the team but James has stood out to me as even when I moved in he helped me lift my tv to my room and has been very helpful and friendly every time I see him. He deserves a lot of praise for this as what a great individual he has provided reason to recommend chaucer to my friends and I hope he is rewarded for this. Thank you!
Thank you so much for such a kind review! We are pleased you love Chaucer House and have recommended to friends and family, and we will ensure this message is passed on to James! Thank you :)
- The best accommodation in my opinion! :) - Staff are absolute angels, they will support in any possible way, even if you're a plant lover and need them caring for on term holidays :) -Cleanliness levels are always high, I have never seen my accommodation messy. -Social activities and events here are great, there's always something happening!! All in all, it's a such a great price for what you receive, and the loveliest staff is the cherry on top.
Thank you so much for your kind review- we really appreciate you taking the time to give such wonderful feedback. We will be sure to pass this on to the Chaucer House team and housekeeping team! We are pleased your plant was able to be cared for whilst you were away!
The accommodation team are incredibly helpful and lovely - with the desk hours being great as well! The events that are thrown are great and inclusive as well as having great people run them! The wifi is good and the social spaces have been really clean and easily accessed so far!
Thank you for your lovely review! We offer a world class service to our students and events are part of the fun of it! We are glad you enjoy them as well as the facilities on offer at Chaucer House :)
Honestly, it’s great here. Staff is lovely and helpful, always have a nice conversation with them. Cleaners regularly are cleaning, gym is great to use. Social spaces are great. Overall really enjoy here.
We are so pleased you love living with us at Chaucer House! We will be sure to pass your kind feedback on to the Chaucer House team :)
staff are incredibly lovely - always happy to help whenever they can ; maintenance requests are usually sorted in reasonable times
Thank you for your wonderful review- we really appreciate your feedback, and will be sure to pass on to the team at Chaucer House!
It look so good and I love my accomodation
Thank you so much for the lovely review! We are pleased you are enjoying your stay with us so far
Spacious kitchen, great location, peaceful environment and great service. The student experience team members are sweet and helpful
We are pleased you have had a great experience and enjoyed staying with us this year! We will be sure to pass the message on to the team :) Thank you!
I have had the best experience living at Chaucer house portsmouth, the staff are amazing. They are always there to help you with anything.
Very good only fault is the maintenance could be quicker in regards to the importance however I do understand everyone is human.
Thank you for your review- please could you get in touch with greethamstreetreception@unitestudents.com with any concerns so we can look into this for you :)
My experience at Chaucer has been the best! The team here are so lovely, always ready to help at any time. James is especially helpful and is always so cheery! A massive thank you to you all:)
We are so pleased your experience here has been amazing- we will be sure to pass the message on to the team and James! Thank you for taking the time to write such a lovely review- we appreciate it!
Staff are always friendly and ready to help! Fun activities run by unite students.
We are so pleased to hear you love the events and our team are friendly and always ready to help! Thanks for leaving a review :)
Ping Pong tournament was a blast. It was really well run and the staff, Cam and Tom helping at the event were amazing. Definitely do more of these, it was so much fun.
We are so pleased you enjoyed the event! We will pass the message on to Cam and Tom to let them know :) We will let the team know you would like more events like this!
Chaucer House is a very nice place to stay up. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the social experience and the building is in an ideal location.
We are so pleased you enjoy staying with us here at Chaucer House!
Amazing great incredible the staff are polite great experience and the people that took place are pretty skilled
We are pleased you have had a great experience living with us here :) Thank you for taking the time to write a review, we will pass your message on to the Chaucer House team!
Since I move into the Chaucer House, its the best accommodation I have lived in. I promissed to recommend Chaucer House to other students. One of the best thing about Chaucer House, all the staff are very sweet, understanding always smilling.
What a lovely review- thank you for taking the time to write it! We will be sure to pass the message on to the Chaucer House team!!
I’m not a social person so I haven’t been to the social events and areas but I have herd good things from others. Staff are lovely and will sort any issues in record time I always smell the scent of lemon cleaning solution when I leave for morning classes and over all this has been the best student accommodation I have stayed in here at Portsmouth
We are so pleased to hear you have enjoyed your living experience with us here so far! We are pleased to see that our accomodation is the best choice for you! The lemon zest smell is for sure a real highlight :)
Amazing help from all staff, I’ve had emergency were Kyle helped me. Also in a very difficult situation James were able to help me switch flats. And if I ever have a question I know I can just ask in the reception. I always feel welcomed!
This is great to hear! We will pass the kind message on to Kyle and James from Team Chaucer! We are so pleased you feel welcome in your home :)
Very good and lovely people- nice building and good rooms
We are so pleased to hear you have had a great experience living with us so far at Chaucer House :)
Very clean building with modern facilities. And really friendly staff such as James, Julie and Joanne!
We are so pleased you love living with us at Chaucer House! We will be sure to pass the kind words onto James, Julie and Johanna!
Good accom, with nice receptionists like Julie and kyle. Everything’s close aswell.
Chaucer House is a great property, very close to all city centre amenities and the university campus! We are glad you enjoy living at our accomodation and will pass on the message to Julie and Kyle :) Thank you!
It is really comfortable and cozy at chaucer house. The location is convenient for everything. The staff is super helpful and friendly. James is very sweet and helpful. He helps whenever we have any issue with maintenance and makes sure that it is done in time. Other unite students staff is amazing and helpful too.
We are so pleased you are enjoying your stay with us at Chaucer House! The team will be pleased when they hear your kind words, and we will be sure to pass on to James :) Thank you so much!
Chaucer house is very homely and the location is very good as all the transportation is close, and commercial road. The unite students staff is amazing, helpful and friendly. James helped me a lot when i had some inconvenience with the maintenance.
We are so pleased you are enjoying your stay here! We will pass the kind words on to James and his team at Chaucer House!
Good place, great staff, very helpful with most queries!
We are so pleased you are enjoying your stay at Chaucer House!
I love the design of the rooms here, it's so convenient as it's right near the university as well as the town and it comes with so many facilities such as gym and study spaces!
Thank you for your kind review! Chaucer House is most definitley one of our prime student accomodations as it is so close to all local amenities, and the gym is definitley a perk too!
very nice and cozy place to live
We are so pleased you think so! Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us :)
julie the receptionist is always very helpful and friendly!
Thank you for your review! We will be sure to pass the kind words on to Julie!
Really great place to live for students, city centre so it’s close to everything and all the staff are so lovely especially Julie James :)
We pride ourselves here at Unite Students Portsmouth, on our city centre location, within 5 minutes walking distance of the University campus! We are so pleased you love the team and will be sure to pass on your kind words to both Julie and James! Thank you for taking the time to write your review :)
I had really good experience with Chaucer House and all the member staff.
This is really great news! Thanks for passing this on and we will be sure to let the team know :)
The staff are friendly and welcoming
We are so pleased you think so, and have had a great experience so far! Thanks for your kind review!
Great place to live and the reception staff are great. James in particular is always really helpful!
We are so pleased to hear this! We will pass the kind words on to James!
The receptionists are very helpful
We will be sure to pass the kind message onto the teams! Thank you for your review!
Lovely place to live. Dan the receptionist is always super helpful too
Great stuff, thank you! We will pass the message onto Dan for you and the team at Chaucer House
Real nice, enjoyed the events like the eSports lan hosted by Dan. The rest of the staff are really friendly too.
We are pleased you have had a really nice stay so far! Great stuff- we will pass the message onto Dan and the team at Chaucer House!
I attended the ESports LAN event held at Chaucer House on the 29th, which was so fun and very well organised! The staff I talked to on my way in were really helpful, and Dan especially was very kind and explained about the society. Also good to know Chaucer House had good wifi to host a whole event, and I liked the room we were in a lot.
We are so pleased you enjoyed this event! We can host many more like this! We will also pass the message on to the team :) Thank you!
good esports lan with dan :) had a good time meeting everyone new and getting to play my first lan
We are glad you enjoyed our Unite Freshers LAN event and met lots of people! You can request events at the reception desk that you would like to see :)
Had a great moving in weekend, really dedicated staff, I think one was called Dan or like Daniel and he was rly helpful :). Desk staff were all lovely and willing to talk to us.
We are so pleased your check in experience was world class! We will pass the messae on to Dan!
I’m new to the uni but the esports event allowed me to make some great friends Dan and James were great that even running and helping people find the event :)
This is great news- we are so glad you are settling in well to Chaucer House! We will pass the message on to Dan and James- thank you!
Accommodation was nice and ran great event by the eSports society
We are pleased you enjoyed the event! We will pass the message onto the Chaucer House Team
The staff are always really happy and friendly
We are so pleased and will be sure to pass the message onto the team! Thank you for your review :)
lovely building and super friendly staff
We will be sure to pass the message onto the team! Thank you for your kind review
The reception staff are extremely helpful, friendly and efficient. They have responded to every maintenance request I’ve made within the hour. They are always polite and always manage to help. Would recommend. The rooms are very nice and a decent size
Thank you for your kind review- we are so pleased you have had a great experience with the team and your maintenance requests have been responsed to in time. We always endeavour to respond to any maintenance requests as soon as we can :) We will pass the message onto the maintenance team and front desk :)
Very helpful staff when I needed help
We are so pleased to here you have had this experience with us! We will be sure to pass the message onto the team!
Friendly employees, nice environment and good services
Thank you for the kind review! We are pleased to hear you have had a good experience with us so far and enjoying the services and environment :)
I have stayed in Chaucer House for the summer. Can't fault my stay in any way. Staff member named James was very helpful and polite throughout my check in and checking out process, and any other queries I had during my stay.
We are pleased that you had a great stay with us and that James was very helpful for you! We will be sure to pass the message on to him- thank you :)
Had a wonderful experience. The staff are absolutely wonderful and extremely helpful especially Julie who’s been a massive help with anything I need.
We are so pleased to hear about your wonderful experience living with us at Unite! We will pass the kind words on to Julie and we are glad to hear she has had such a positive impact on your experiene with us. Thank you from your Portsmouth Team :)
Accommodation was over priced for the room sizes in my opinion, however social spaces and building management made it an alright option in the end
I lived in a studio flat and really liked this option. The upper floors are decently quiet which you will appreciate if you are like me.
Good place but value for money is poor as there are cheaper places that offer more but everything else is fine
Awful awful awful. The staff at Chaucer know nothing about hospitality and safe guarding. They’re rude and patronising, definitely don’t recommend.