Sandhills, Talbot Street, , NG1 5GN

Ideally located within a 5 minute walk of Nottingham Trent City Campus. Rooms in 1^st Year NTU Undergraduate flats available to book now

About Sandhills, Talbot Street

Bookings at Sandhills for 2025-26 for 1^st Year Undergraduate students: Applications are now open (apply below).

Sandhills is a fantastic building in the centre of the city, offering stunning social spaces including: a large shared lounge area and private courtyard for events. It also includes quiet study areas, free onsite cardio studio and secure bicycle storage.

Unipol is a unique 'not for profit' organisation. Find out more about us here

The 4 to 8 bed flats all have en-suite bedrooms with open-plan living and kitchen areas which include a smart TV and washer/dryer (so no communal laundrettes!). All utilities are included in the rent. All tenants get high speed internet with wired download speeds of up to 200Mb/s and 100Mb/s.

Unipol also have a fantastic lower priced building called Cotton House offering the same amenity level in a different location

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Rooms available 12th September

Price: from £182pppw
Rent inclusive of: Electricity, Water, Internet, TV Licence, Contents Insurance

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Why Unipol

We are a charity

We are a unique student housing charity, established in 1975. We are passionate about helping students find the best housing and are involved at every level: information, advice, policy development and maintaining standards.

Why Unipol

Unipol Codes

We run a number of Codes which set and check standards for student accommodation giving students assurance and confidence about the quality of the property they choose.

Unipol Code

Here for our tenants

We house students on a not for profit basis, offering the best deal we can to our tenants with no fees, hidden charges or guarantors. The rent our tenants pay is reinvested into our properties and services.

Who we help

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if I cannot take up my place at University?

If you let us know in writing before midday (12:00) on 21st August 2025 we will release you from your tenancy.

Address: 28 Shakespeare St, Nottingham NG1 4FQ (Postal responses need to be delivered to the office before the deadline).

Email - Notts_Allocations@unipol.org.uk

If you wish to discuss this your tenancy release, please call us on 0115 934 5020

If you wish to leave after this point we have a release process you can use.

Can I pick my flat and room?

You are able to select the Room Type, but not the flat type.

Examples of room types shown on Video Walk-throughs (see: 'Can I view my flat?' FAQ)
Economy - F31.R1, F31.R2
Deluxe - F30.R1, F30.R2
Executive - F36.2, F36.3

Rooms are allocated on a first come first served basis to 1^st year NTU students

How long is the contract for NTU 1st year tenants?

For 2025 - 26 academic year, the contract length for 1st year Undergraduate NTU tenants is

46 weeks, tenancy dates are 12/09/2025 - 31/07/2026.

What is the difference between a Standard and Deluxe room at Sandhills?

These are a combination of bedroom size, view from the window, the communal area layout, size and numbers of occupants per flat
- we thought it is only fair it is reflected in price.

Can I view my flat?

Video walkthroughs are available online for the Directly Let 1st Year flats:

Examples of room types:
Economy - F31.R1, F31.R2
Deluxe - F30.R1, F30.R2
Executive - F36.2, F36.3

Sandhills Flat 36

Sandhills Flat 35

What are the room accent colours?

With Sandhills, different floors will have different accent colours – these are bedroom & kitchen finishes that make the flats a little more unique

Levels 7-6-5 are turquoise mint (room type pictured Standard)

Levels 4-3-2 are sand (room type pictured Deluxe)

Levels 1, G and LG are orange (room type pictured Standard) (the mirror wall is now painted off-white)

Can I pick my room colour?

Room type (Economy/Standard/Deluxe/Executive) is the only preference option available.

Allocation starts from top of the building, going down Core B ( 37, 36, 35, ... )

Can I live with my friends?

Yes, if you apply at the same time.

Please e-mail Notts_allocations@unipol.org.uk

Is there an inventory for the flat?

To find out what is included in the flat, please see our what to bring to University guide

How big are the beds and how much storage do they have underneath?

The beds are 3/4 size (AKA Small Double) - 4ft x 6ft

The heights of space under the bed is approx. 15cm, one can fit two shallow storage boxes underneath and plenty of other cardboard boxes and items around them.

Is there parking?

As Sandhills is in a strictly city centre location, there is no parking – there is a tram stop next to NTU Newton Building (5’ walk away) which takes you to a Park & Ride facility at the outskirts of the city – there is a multi-storey car park nearby also.

What sports equipment is there in the cardio studio?

The Cardio Studio is equipped with Precor equipment:

Treadmill 600 line and 700 line both wit TV screens
X-trainer (With TV Monitor)
Free runner Treadmill
Recumbent Bike ( normal monitor)
Upright Bike (normal monitor)
Concept 2 Rower
Pull down Machine
Multi Press
Leg Curl Leg Ext

Who else is in my flat?

Make sure you're up-to-date with info about your accommodation and meet your flatmates by joining the official Facebook group (watch this space)

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