Cheney Gatehouse
Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BD
- Location: Headington Campus
- Available to: current students
- Beds: 20 study bedrooms in flats of 10 (18 single, 2 double)
- Bathroom: shared bathrooms (4 per flat)
- Contract: 50 week contract
- Costs: £167.02-£169.61 per week (single room)
- Costs: £199.50 per week (double room)
- Facilities: laundry facilities
- Bicycle storage: bike storage
- Hall office: Yes
The Cheney Gatehouse is on the Cheney Student Village site which also houses 750 first year students. The first year en suite flats will be in separate blocks to the current students in the Gatehouse.
Our accommodation tour videos act as a guidance only, sizes, layouts and furnishings of each flat may vary.

- Standard Single Study Bedrooms (rooms E-K): £167.02 per week (£8,327.14 per year).
- Large Single Study Bedrooms (rooms A-C): £169.61 per week (£8,456.27 per year).
- Double study bedrooms for individuals or couples (rooms D): £199.50 per week (£9,946.50 per year) - please contact accomm@brookes.ac.uk to book a double room.
Cheney Student Village only offers 50 week contracts. The longer contracts are ideal for students who wish to stay in Oxford over the summer. Contracts for the 2023/24 academic year run for 50 weeks from Saturday 16 September 2023 until 30 August 2024.
Double study bedrooms are reserved for couples and both must be full-time students at Oxford Brookes.
The price includes all of your utility bills, basic contents insurance and inclusive travel on the BROOKESbus network (BROOKESkey account required). Free Wi-Fi is provided to students across most Oxford Brookes University sites.
A complimentary internet connection in the hall is provided by WiFinity and whilst every effort will be made to ensure the connection is stable, the University does not accept liability for any loss of connection due to technical problems.
Payments
You'll pay your rent via the Accommodation Portal. Use our hall instalment calculator to view the payment schedules available to you. More information can be found on the accommodation finance page.
You will need to pay a £200 damage deposit, which will be returned to you after your tenancy ends provided you leave the property in good condition. Your first rent payment will be due in early October.
Tenancy terms and conditions
Please read the terms and conditions for this accommodation.
The hall is close to bus stops on Headington Road, providing easy transport into the city centre and the Wheatley and Harcourt Hill campuses. You can walk to the popular Cowley Road, where most of our students socialise, in approximately 15 minutes.
Address: Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BD.
Postcode: Cheney Gatehouse OX3 0BD
Telephone: 01865 325380
- small double bed
- desk and chair
- reading lamp
- wardrobe
- curtains
- mirror
- pinboard
- bed linen not provided
All of our halls are self-catered with each flat having its own shared kitchen for you to cook and eat your own meals.
Bedding, bathroom and kitchen packs can be pre-ordered through UniKitOut.
Opening hours
- Monday-Thursday: 9.30am to 4.30pm
- Friday: 9.30am to 4.00pm
- Phone lines are open Monday-Friday 9.00am to 4.30pm