What’s the worst halls on campus?

‘Living in Whitefields is like being in a social experiment’

Whitefields is infamous among freshers for being terrible. But which other concrete blocks are the worst on campus?

Naqash, Third Year, Computer Science

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“The one with the little houses… Whitefields? They seem really tiny and I don’t know anyone interesting who lives there.”

Jack, Second Year, English Literature

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“Cryfield – claustrophobic and very old. My friend stayed there and really didn’t like it.”

Chloe and Megan, Third Year, PPE

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Chloe: “Bluebell – It’s quiet, overpriced and the people that I’ve met from there are not the most interesting.”

Megan: “Westwood is so far away but the people are gems. I guess they’re all stuck in the same boat.”

Joe, Second Year, Philosophy

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“Westwood is so ridiculously far away. It’s almost like a desert island.”

Anna, First Year, English Literature

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“Cryfield. I heard that there was a group of people that went without hot water for two weeks. It’s not worth the money, it’s a shack.”

Maleek, Third Year, Management and Tommy, Third Year, Accounting and Finance

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Tommy: “Whitefields – my friend had a tree fall on his kitchen and someone urinated in his letterbox.”

Maleek: “I agree with Tommy.”

Mina, Second Year, History and Politics

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“Whitefields is trash. It’s called Shitefields for a reason. Someone posted on Yik Yak how living there is like a social experiment.”

Arjiv, First Year, Physics

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“Rootes – I heard that its bad, the fire alarms are always going off, its noisy and its messy every Thursday after POP.”

Lizzy and Christina, Second Year, PPE

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Lizzy: “Westwood is such a long walk, the toilets are really bad.”

Cristina: “Whitefields’ kitchens are like cupboards, the whole place steams up and its tiny in general.”