Accommodation options comparison

A quick view into your Accommodation options. Choose between catered and self-catered, single rooms and shared flats and more.

As you consider on-campus housing options, you might wonder which hall or residence is the right one for you. This page provides a high-level overview of each property to help you navigate and start your application. If you have further questions, please contact accom@auckland.ac.nz.

To start, consider your age and degree level. You are best suited for our Halls of Residence (Grafton Hall & Students Flats, O'Rorke Hall, University Hall Towers and Waipārūrū Hall) if you are a school leaver. 

School leavers are: 

  • 17-19 years old, 
  • have or will be completing high school within the last two years and 
  • entering University for the first time. 

If you are not a school leaver and studying full-time at any level (including postgraduate and PhD), you are best suited for our Self-Catered Residences. These include 55 Symonds, Carlaw Park Student Village and Te Tirohanga o te Tōangaroa. 

Scroll down for an overview of each property and links to more in-depth comparison charts.

Catered Halls of Residence

Our catered halls are the perfect place for students to enter tertiary education in a new home away from home. Each property features shared study and recreational spaces, an engaging calendar of events and provides an academic mentoring programme. 

Grafton Student Flats is a self-catered property available to school leavers aged 17-19. While it features the same benefits as our catered halls, it also allows residents to cook their own meals in a large shared kitchen. 

 Property Room type  Weekly rate (2025)
Walking distance to City Campus library
 Grafton Hall Single rooms with multiple single-occupant bathrooms on each floor.
$510
10-15 minutes
O'Rorke Hall Single rooms in shared pods with shared bathroom facilities. $490
5 minutes
University Hall - Towers Single rooms with shared bathroom facilities on each floor. $510 10 minutes
Waipārūrū Hall Single rooms with multiple single-occupant bathrooms on each floor. $530  10 minutes
Grafton Student Flats Single rooms with shared bathroom facilities. $330 10-15 minutes

 

Self-Catered Residences

Our Self-Catered Residences provide the perfect options for non school leaver students at any level to live close to campus. We offer shared flats, single and double studios and single rooms. 

Couples and families can live in some of these residences. Learn more about these housing options.

The table below provides a high-level overview on each property. Note that varying contract lengths are available for each property at different price points. 

 Property Room type  Weekly rate (2025)
Walking distance to City Campus library
 55 Symonds Studios with private kitchenette and bathroom.

$450-480 (52 weeks)

$470-$500 (42 weeks)

8 minutes
Carlaw Park Student Village Two to four-bedroom flats with private bedrooms and shared kitchen, lounge and bathroom. $350 (42 weeks)
15 minutes
Stuart McCutcheon House Three to six-bedroom flats with private bedrooms, a shared kitchen, lounge and bathroom. $360 (42 weeks) 10 minutes
Te Tirohanga o te Tōangaroa Single rooms with shared bathroom facilities on each floor and two large shared kitchens.

$320 (52 weeks)

$330 (42 weeks)

5 minutes
Waikohanga House One to three-bedroom apartments for couples and families. $520-$730 (52 weeks) 7 minutes