CHERWELL HOUSE

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Cherwell House is a purpose-built residence in the centre of Oxford, offering the comfort of a hotel with the character of an academic home. Eighty-three en-suite rooms, a full dining room, quiet common spaces and a private garden — ten minutes’ walk from Carfax Tower, the Bodleian Library and the colleges that have shaped eight centuries of learning.

Whether you are staying for a week’s course, a summer programme or a full academic year, Cherwell House gives you what every traveller to Oxford wants: a comfortable room, good food, and the city itself on your doorstep.

Operated by Cherwell College Oxford — a registered provider welcoming guests and students since 1972.

Student accommodation in Oxford

83 en-suite rooms. Not one shared bathroom

Every room at Cherwell House is a private single with its own en-suite bathroom and a dedicated study desk —

a rarity in Oxford.

  • Private en-suite bathroom in every room

  • Study desk and workspace

  • Weekly housekeeping, with fresh linen and towels provided

  • Wi-Fi throughout the house

  • Secure access and bicycle storage

Unpack once, settle in, and let the house take care of the rest.

  • THE ROOM

  • THE WORKING SPACE

  • THE BED

  • THE COMMON SPACE

  • THE GAME ROOM

  • THE LOUNGE AREA

  • THE TV AND BOARD GAMES

  • THE LIBRARY

  • THE WORKSPACE

  • THE FLOOR

  • THE DINING AREA

  • THE CANTEEN

Everything under one roof.

  • Dining room seating the full house

  • Common room — sofas, games, pool, TV, library, musical instrument, conversation

  • Private garden — summer barbecues and quiet corners

  • Laundry room with washing and drying machines

  • Medical room on site

Dining

Breakfast is worth getting up for

Our dining room serves the whole house, and mornings here set the tone for the day:

Fresh salmon, a proper cheese board, warm porridge, fruit and salads — from a light Mediterranean spread to a traditional English breakfast.

Choose the plan that suits your stay:

  • Full board — breakfast, lunch and dinner

  • Half board — breakfast and dinner

  • Bed and breakfast

Group menus and dietary requirements are catered for by arrangement.

Rooms for students and visitors in Oxford

For Longer Stays

Cherwell House offers fully serviced en-suite accommodation in the heart of Oxford — a rare find in the city centre. Each room is available on a single, simple agreement with no hidden extras: weekly housekeeping, high-speed Wi-Fi and dining options are all included.

Residents benefit from a staffed reception, CCTV-monitored building and a dedicated 24-hour welfare line, making Cherwell House a safe and supportive base for university students, visiting researchers and professionals staying in Oxford.

Preferential rates are available for long-term stays, group reservations and block bookings — ideal for colleges, language schools and educational organisations seeking student housing in Oxford city centre.

For Conference, Forum & Exhibition Visitors

Every week, Oxford draws the world to its lecture halls and galleries — academic conferences, business forums, investor meetings, cultural festivals and exhibitions and every week, visiting delegates discover the same thing; hotels in Oxford city centre fill fast and charge accordingly.

Cherwell House is the alternative that well-briefed visitors book first: private en-suite accommodation in central Oxford, breakfast before the day's first session, and the city's principal conference venues, colleges and cultural sites are within walking distance.

With a single, transparent rate — housekeeping, Wi-Fi and breakfast included — Cherwell House suits academics attending The University of Oxford conferences, business travellers, and organisations booking accommodation for delegations and visiting teams. Preferential terms are available for group reservations and block bookings.

Group Accommodation for Schools, Colleges & Study Tours

A whole programme under one contract. Cherwell House hosts visiting schools, colleges, summer schools and study tours in central Oxford — residential accommodation, dining and teaching space from a single provider.
  • Room blocks with flexible full-board or half-board packages for groups
  • Private dining room for the whole group
  • Optional classrooms and seminar rooms at our Frewin Court study centre, beside the Oxford Union — accommodation and teaching space under one roof arrangement
  • One contract, one invoice, one point of contact for group leaders
As an established educational provider with formal safeguarding arrangements, Cherwell House welcomes both adult groups and under-18 school groups — with the pastoral structures, staffed reception and welfare support that no private landlord or serviced apartment can offer. Preferential rates are available for educational organisations, language schools and tour operators booking residential programmes in Oxford.

Partner Accommodation in Oxford for Agents & Consultants

A ready-made accommodation portfolio for your clients. Lettings agencies, guardianship organisations and educational consultants place students and professionals with Cherwell House because one building in central Oxford solves many problems: 83 en-suite rooms, catering, housekeeping and pastoral oversight from an established educational provider — with availability confirmed the same working day.

You place; we operate; your client stays looked after. Commission terms, referral arrangements and block allocations are available for agents and placement partners.
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1. Tell us your dates

and group size

2. Same-day answer — we confirm availability and tailor a quote

3. Arrive and settle in —

we’ll have the kettle on

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Every en-suite room at Cherwell House is fully serviced: weekly housekeeping with linen and towels, high-speed Wi-Fi, access to the dining room and common areas, and use of the laundry room. There are no utility bills or hidden extras — everything is covered by a single, simple agreement.

  • Cherwell House welcomes university students, visiting researchers, academics and professionals staying in Oxford. The residence combines the security of a managed building — staffed reception and a dedicated welfare line — with the independence of private en-suite accommodation in the city centre.

  • Cherwell House is operated by Cherwell College Oxford — an educational provider, not a hotel chain or private landlord. Residents get a staffed reception, housekeeping, dining and a welfare line as standard, on one simple agreement. For groups, we can add teaching space at our Frewin Court study centre: accommodation and classrooms from a single provider, on one contract.

  • Email

    secretary@cherwell-college.co.uk 

    cherwellhousecollege@gmail.com

    or call +44 (0)1865 242670, +447826753166.

    Our team will confirm availability, terms and viewing arrangements, usually within one working day.

  • Rooms are available from a minimum of one week, with preferential rates for full academic terms and longer stays. Each case is evaluated individually.

  • Yes. Colleges, language schools and educational organisations can reserve rooms in blocks, with preferential rates and quarterly invoicing available. Contact us to discuss group availability for your programme dates.

Invest in Cherwell House:

A Residential Asset Oxford West End

Cherwell House is a purpose-built, 83-room student and residential accommodation investment in the heart of Oxford's West End — the city's principal regeneration zone, where more than £320 million of committed infrastructure investment is now being delivered.

Why Oxford West End — key figures

£161m

Oxford Station redevelopment

new Platform 5 and expanded capacity already in service; the rebuilt Botley Road reopens in August 2026, completing the station's transformation minutes from Cherwell House

£155m

Cowley Branch Line

two new stations linking the West End with the Oxford Science Park and the Ellison Institute of Technology, with direct services to London Marylebone and a forecast of up to one million passengers

£10m

Osney Mead-Oxpens pedestrian bridge

funded, connecting the West End's development sites directly to the station quarter

£500m

Government commitment

to the Oxford–Cambridge corridor, described by the Treasury as a "world-class science super-cluster"

Cherwell House generates revenue across complementary streams: term-time boarding for Cherwell College, contracted accommodation for University of Oxford students, and commercial lettings to visiting academics, professionals and groups. Signed agreements with the University of Oxford and other colleges underpin occupancy, while the operating model — accommodation, catering and pastoral care from a single provider — supports premium rates and long-stay commitments.

The Investment case and opportunities

Construction of two additional floors, delivered to the original design, is now complete — expanding capacity without planning risk. The renewed grounds surrounding the building open the next phase of options: self-contained fellows' cottages for senior academics and visiting researchers — a segment Oxford chronically undersupplies — supported by dedicated sports amenities: a padel court and a French pétanque terrain.

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Cherwell House,

Osney Lane,

Oxford OX1 1BZ

Hours
Monday–Friday
10 am–6 pm

Phone
+447799578307