Who the Accommodation is Managed By
Who the Accommodation is Allocated By
Students or Family Members with a Disability
What Facilities and Services are Available Locally
- Childcare
- Schools
- Healthcare
- Leisure and Recreation
This development houses students with families with up to three children.
The accommodation is normally reserved for students at the University of Leeds. Click here to check if you are eligible.
The accommodation comprises 10 three-bedroom flats for student families, in a small block with private gardens and a car park area.
Cardigan Road Flats is 1.6 miles (3.1km), from the University of Leeds campus. It is a similar distance to the City Centre. A large supermarket, leisure centre and several schools are nearby. The building is located very close to a main bus route into the city and to the University of Leeds, along Burley Road.
Click here to view an external tour of the development and surrounding area. You can also see the location of the development and surrounding area on Google Maps.
Cardigan Road Flats was originally refurbished in 2044 to provide modern accommodation for student families.
For information on rent, please visit our Unipol Housing site.
Tenancies at Cardigan Road Flats begin on the 1st September each year and run for 12 months until 31st August the following year. Current residents are offered the chance of renewing, so long as their studies are ongoing.
All flats are let fully furnished. As shown in the floorplan below, each flat has an open-plan kitchen/lounge, which includes a dining space. There is a double bedroom, and two single bedrooms, along with a family bathroom.
The accommodation offers a high standard of amenities, including energy-efficient heating systems, double-glazed windows, well-designed kitchens and modern bathrooms with showers.
WIFI is included within the rent, the service is provided by Optify.
All flats are equipped with hard-wired smoke and heat detectors. Ground floor properties are also fitted with burglar alarms.
The buildings are covered by CCTV. Cameras are located in each communal staircase and all around the external areas.
Cardigan Road Flats has play equipment located to the rear of the building.
Bedrooms are fitted with a double or single bed and mattress, ample clothes storage and bedside tables. There is also a desk and chair for study.
Click here to view photographs and virtual tours of properties so you can gain an idea of decor and provided fittings and furnishings.
There are secure external bike stores which tenants are welcome to use, please enquire at Unipol for availability and to obtain a key if you have a bike and would like to make use of these stores.
There is no visitor parking at Cardigan Road Flats. There are parking spaces which are available, tenants need to apply to Unipol and pay for permits for these spaces - there is an annual charge for parking.
Who the Accommodation is Managed By
Cardigan Road Flats is managed by Unipol Student Homes.
Who the Accommodation is Allocated By
The accommodation is allocated by the University of Leeds.
If you have a specific question, you can:
- Email Unipol on families@unipol.leeds.ac.uk
- Email the University of Leeds Accommodation Office on accom@leeds.ac.uk
As Cardigan Road Flats is a development that the University of Leeds allocate student couples and families into, you will need to apply for the waiting list in order to be offered a property.
Please complete this form and email it to E.Rogers@leeds.ac.uk - Edward Rogers manages couple and family allocations for the University of Leeds.
Students or Family Members with a Disability
For information and guidance on suitable accommodation for disabled students or family members, please contact the Tenancy Support Team at Unipol on tenancysupport@unipol.org.uk
What Facilities and Services are Available Locally
Local Childcare
Leeds City Council's Family Information Service can help you find information and support with your childcare needs and provides information about childminders, playgroups and out-of-school play schemes.
General information and guidance on accessing childcare services is provided here.
Local Schools
Leeds City Council provides information about the schools within its authority at its Find a School web pages. These pages include each school's admission policy, cut-off distance maps (for oversubscribed schools), information on how to apply for a place, and recent school inspection reports produced by Ofsted, the government-established office for standards in education, children's services and skills. Please note that you are not guaranteed a place at the school nearest to where you live.
General information and guidance on accessing school education is provided here.
Local Healthcare
You can get information about local healthcare services by going to the NHS Choices website and selecting the service you need, to find options nearby.
General information and guidance on accessing healthcare services is provided here.
Local Leisure and Recreation
Kirkstall Abbey is nearby with its extensive riverside park. The park has playground apparatus for younger children. Leeds City Council maintains a large number of public play areas for children and young people, which includes playgrounds, ball parks, skateboard parks and teen zones.
The nearest public library, which as a Leeds resident, you can join and borrow books from free of charge, is Headingley Library.
Leeds City Council runs a number of leisure centres across the city for general public use including Kirkstall Leisure centre. The council also manages a number of artistic and cultural venues and offers a year-round programme of events. Some facilities and events run by the council are free and some are available for a fee. Worthwhile money off fees can often be obtained by applying for an annual discount card. See also our pages on discounts available to students and families.
The University of Leeds offers a range of sports opportunities, including all manner of recreational activities, The Edge, the University's own fully equipped gym available to paying members, and school holiday sports camps.
The area is well served with cinemas: two are nearby Leeds Vue Kirkstall Road on a major bus route towards the city centre and Hyde Park Picture House. Other cinemas in the city centre and North Leeds include: Leeds Vue at the Light, the Everyman Cinema, the Cottage Road Cinema,
More information on daily life and making the most of leisure opportunities in Leeds is provided here.