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3.52 / 5
3.52 / 5
0.7 mi from York St John University - YSJ Main Campus View map
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Great accommodation for first year students.

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By member552977
On 7th December 20
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How many bedrooms does st john central have?
By member1190916 On 9th September 23
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Are these available
By member1286400 On 18th May 23
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can it be really noisy due to it being central?
By member1168595 On 29th April 22
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By member466978 On 7th March 22
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How close to a bus stop?
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Student Review: 3.1 /5
By member7106318 On 10th April 24 verified Verified student

Here is an exact email we received at St John Central: We are contacting all residents of St John Central as someone had defecated on the 6th floor of the building in the main corridor yesterday. So apply at your own risk I suppose? 😭

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member562772 On 10th October 21 verified Verified student

I lived here in 2020-2021. Move in experience was okay, but it got worse from here. there was no room to socialise, causing it to be a very lonely time. The shower had a curtain rather than a door, causing the whole ‘wet room’ to flood. When I took my first shower the plug hole was so blocked that I had to turn the shower off after a minute to wait for the water to drain. I reported this to maintenance but was told to keep trying. This flooded the room and the floor actually came up. This was solved within a week, but could have been avoided. Fire alarms went off all the time, causing everyone in the building to have to evacuate, so you never got any decent sleep. It was generally very noisy, with flat parties happening above and below and despite security’s efforts nothing changed. The hoards of students at the front having a smoke was very uncomfortable to walk past everyday too. Location was good for getting to town as well as a short walk to campus. Modern Decor too.

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member853943 On 5th February 21 verified Verified student

I love this accommodation! It’s so close to the centre and really close to Morrison’s, B&M and ASDA. The rooms are great and the kitchen is lovely and modern. It is meant to be cleaned by staff but this year that hasn’t been possible so can't rate that. The wifi is a bit off at times but bearable. Social experiences have been iffy this year but would be a lot better if normal :)

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member552977 On 7th December 20 verified Verified student

Great accommodation for first year students.

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member452926 On 4th December 20 verified Verified student

Lovely accommodation block, made some great friends there, 10/10 would recommend

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member1236385 On 6th March 19 verified Verified student

So I chose St John Central because it looked the most modern one after brickworks. It's a really nice accommodation, let's get that out of the way, but it has a lot of problems sometimes. One of the lifts don't work, a lot of people got stuck in one of them, various times, and security did nothing. Security is b******. There's not in-suit security. And this last week a hate crime happened, which could have been avoided by having the back door closed, but surprise! It doesn't work. The lifts are disgusting and there are stains on the floor. Okay, I'm a person that gets annoyed when someone has afters at 4 AM. If you want or need a quiet place, you better pray or you will have strangers running through your flat before you know it. I'm going onto second year and I wouldn't choose this accommodation just for the fact that it's basically a party dorm.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By Charlotte Downing On 6th November 18 verified Verified student

Considering this accommodation is the second most expensive after the brickworks, its not as amazing as I thought it would be... The rooms are nice and have large windows and really nice bathroom. Kitchen is also nice with big fridge and microwave but you have to bring your own kettle and toaster because they dont provide one. The lifts are disgusting and 1 out of 2 of them dont work. People in the building complain about everything so you cant run or jump because the floor below will hear you. The bins outside pile up and start to smell... There is a bulding site right next it so you hear that all day. The internet cuts off sometimes and maintenance seem to always want to come into your flat to change the lights or doors which can be annoying sometimes. Expect a fire alarm on the first week in the early hours of the morning

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Student Review: 1.9 /5
By HMS2016 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

The Wifi is terrible, it's always a state, the doors are broken so anyone can walk in and out, there's never anyone in the office to talk to. It does have an ensuite but the hot water doesn't work properly and the showers often overflow. It's inly s 10 minute walk from uni and its in the town centre which is good. But I don't think it's worth the £5500 a year they charge.

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Student Review: 3.9 /5
By cf492 On 2nd December 16 verified Verified student

Amazing location! No cleaning included with rent - would have helped over holidays to ensure halls were kept clean.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member923073 On 7th July 16 verified Verified student

Like a hotel! So nice but flats don't get cleaned only main hall ways

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member9955 On 22nd March 16 verified Verified student

Loved living in central everyone is super friendly and you easily make new friends!

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Student Review: 2.1 /5
By member820976 On 2nd March 16 verified Verified student

Really nice and modern place to live. The Internet isn't great and the cleaning is left to you.

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Student Review: 3.7 /5
By member1220609 On 5th January 16 verified Verified student

Perfect location, private bathroom. Excellent help and support if you need, porters quick with anything you may request. Friends for life.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member420199 On 2nd December 15 verified Verified student

Perfect location for the city centre and uni. Great rooms and communal areas, would 100% recommend!

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Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member1220045 On 30th November 15 verified Verified student

brilliant social experience great for security everything is on site : washers,dryers,lifts,mail,bins

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Student Review: 4.9 /5
By member420016 On 29th November 15 verified Verified student

Modern clean and right in the centre of York! The morning porters and management were so lovely and helpful and we're always quick to come sort an issue even if you were just locked out of your flat. The kitchen is spacious and the rooms/bathrooms were practical and modern. It's expensive but worth it, (especially for the wireless wifi), I loved this place!

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member819994 On 29th November 15 verified Verified student

A modern and nice bundling with great rooms, however a little far to walk to uni in bad weather and wifi that's a little unreliable

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member419970 On 29th November 15 verified Verified student

Clean, modern and fab location. Friendly and helpful management team. Wifi often auto logged out making it a task every time I wanted to use the internet.

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member619880 On 28th November 15 verified Verified student

Accomodation is great. But I currently have awful flatmates

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Student Review: 3.9 /5
By member1219877 On 28th November 15 verified Verified student

wi-fi involves logging in so games consoles cant connect. probably furthest away from uni

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member1219656 On 24th November 15 verified Verified student

Defiantly the best halls at YSJ

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member419040 On 17th November 15 verified Verified student

Excellent facilities in the heart of york

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1314552 On 10th August 15 verified Verified student

Was amazing, best accomodation by far! Will Miss my little room

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By member98944 On 1st May 15 verified Verified student

Great location for town and university campus. Problems were usually dealt with pretty fast. No dishwasher which was a pain when you live in flats of 6! Laundry was cheap to wash & dry. Security on site were lovely and always helpful. No parking whatsoever (unless you're willing to pay extortionate amounts for the car park). M

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member108603 On 30th April 15 verified Verified student

Love my halls! Great location and room/space size!

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member128564 On 30th April 15 verified Verified student

Ideal for going out as it's so close to town and not too far away from University

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member108558 On 30th April 15 verified Verified student

Good halls really enjoyed my year then just a bit expensive and wifi isnt too good

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