New 2025/26 Studios Now Available
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- ClassicGround floor, single occupancy, quality furnishings, small double bed, 28" TV, ensuite, kitchenette.Studio size: 19m2
- Premium1st floor, single occupancy, quality furnishings, small double bed, 28" TV, ensuite, kitchenette.Studio size: 19m2
- Premium Plus2nd, 3rd & 4th floor, single occupancy, quality furnishings, small double bed, 28" TV, ensuite, kitchenette.Studio size: 19m2
- Luxury1st floor, spacious, dual occupancy, double bed, two study desks, ensuite, kitchenette.Studio size: 26m2
- Luxury Plus2nd, 3rd & 4th floor, spacious, dual occupancy, double bed, two study desks, ensuite, kitchenette.Studio size: 26m2
- VIPThe best. Large, luxurious, quality furnishings, expansive layout, ensuite, Wi-Fi, Smart TV.Studio size: 20m2
- VIP PlusThe best. 1st and 2nd. double bed, storage, study desks, ensuite, Wi-Fi, Smart TV. Studio size: 26m2
What's included
Unilife Sparkford House, Winchester
Welcome to Sparkford House, your ultimate luxury student accommodation! Our super friendly team, including Ben and Dom, is here to ensure you feel safe, secure, and right at home from day one.
Prime Location for Students
You can’t get closer to campus than this! Sparkford House is just a 10-second walk from the University of Winchester. Students studying at The Winchester School of Art, it is just a 20 minute stroll away.
Personalised Living Experience
We have 90 studios in the building which allows us to offer a more personalised service to our students. Ben, Dom, and the rest of our team are dedicated to creating a lively community and go above and beyond to ensure you have everything you need to succeed. Come join us and discover what makes Sparkford House the best place to call home during your university years!
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Your Sparkford House
Our modern studios are self-contained with a private kitchenette and ensuite bathroom. We provide an all-inclusive package so the weekly rent covers all your utilities such as water, electricity, heating, and 1000mb super high-speed WIFI. There is also a 32" TV with a TV license provided in your studio, ensuring you have no additional costs for peace of mind during your studies. Sparkford House offers the best service, alongside fantastic modern communal spaces:
- Social hub with a large TV featuring Sky Sports and TNT Sports
- Social study areas with unlimited printing
- Communal kitchen and dining area
- Free grab-and-go breakfast (Monday to Friday)
- Unlimited tea, coffee, and hot chocolate
- Onsite 24/7 gym
- Electronic parcel delivery system
Looking for couples accommodation?
Book Today For Free Dual Occupancy
Our Luxury, Luxury Plus and VIP studios in our Sparkford House are perfect for couples or friends to share. Our studios provide a cost-effective option for couples looking to share a home in Winchester by allowing you to split the rent and pay a small sharing supplement.
Sparkford House is one of the few private student accommodations in Winchester that welcomes couples, even if one partner isn't a student. Enjoy the best with your significant other at Sparkford House, your ideal home away from home at University of Winchester students and their partners. Find out more about couples accommodation.
Welcome to your space here at Unilife
Reception
Our reception area is your go-to spot to connect with your city manager and house supervisor. They're always available for a chat, coffee, or to assist you on your Unilife journey.
Cinema Room
Our comfortable cinema room features a 65" TV with Sky Cinema, Netflix, Disney+, and Sky Sports, along with a PS5 and Karaoke for your entertainment!
Private Mail Box
Enjoy the convenience of a private mailbox for secure and easy access to your mail. It's the perfect solution for peace of mind and added security.
24/7 On-site Gym
Our modern gym featurescardio equipment and a variety of weights, offering the ultimate workout experience in the comfort of your home.
Outdoor Space
Our outdoor space has a patio with a large BBQ, decking, and comfortable seating. Offering beautiful views of the park behind Unilife.
On-site Laundry
Experience the convenience of onsite laundry with four washing machines and dryers. Every student also receives a complimentary £100 laundry card, making laundry day hassle-free!
Secure Parcel Box
Download our free mobile application on arrival and you will be notified when your parcel arrives via our secure parcel box.
Grab & Go Breakfast
We have your early mornings covered. Complimentary Grab and Go breakfast and unlimited coffee will be provided Monday to Friday.
What's nearby?
Meet the team at Sparkford House
Meet Ben
City Manager
Ben is the city manager at our Winchester and Southampton properties. Ben has a wealth of experience working for a number of student accommodation operators. He has worked with Unilife for four years and is instrumental in creating environments where students feel comfortable expressing themselves and flourishing in their academic careers.
Meet Dom
House Supervisor
Dom is empowered to ensure that with every interaction he has with our students, it is with delivered fun and passion. Dom is responsible for the day-to-day operations in the building and is always looking for a friendly chat. Whether he is cooking your breakfast, playing a game of FIFA, or running our weekly events, Dom is your go-to guy.
Meet Ella
Sales Executive
Ella’s role is to help deliver the best student booking experience. She works across all of our properties to ensure her response time is within an hour of her working day. If you would like to get in contact with us to make an enquiry or book a viewing, contact Ella on [email protected] or call her on 07802 322917 and Ella will contact you straight away.
Not only is the building lovely, accommodating, welcoming, and clean, but the staff are also so friendly. They truly care for every individual in the UniLife building, making UniLife a home away from home, and also as comfy as possible whilst studying at University. They also put on great events, allowing us to look forward to social events where we can hang out with our friends. From pizza nights and weekly yoga classes to big casino parties (including photo booths, a DJ, casino tables, food, and glasses of bubbly). UniLife really is worth every penny, from the gym and Netflix account included in the price to the water bottles, mugs, notebooks, an umbrella, and other essentials they gift to you on arrival. A home away from home when studying!
Excellent! I love living here! It is a super nice accommodation to enjoy my uni life. It is super convenient, which means it is close to uni campus, train station and even town center, and all within walk distance. Also, the staff are very welcoming and helpful. The manager is the nicest person in the world. He is always greeting me and asking how are you, it makes me feel like home. All the facility in the studio are very modern and user friendly. It is enjoyable to live in such a place.
I mailed with one of the team member Alex and he was always responding quickly even If I asked a month later. Therefore good work of ethics just like other members in the team, Ben, Alberto, Marius... Apart from that it is basically the best located accommodation for students. We are living one of the Luxury plus studios with my partner and it is more than enough for us at the moment. I mean the place is modern-well furnished and everything but I like to problem solving capabilities of the team the most.
Overall very impressed with quality of accommodation and level of service. Billing is simple as it includes all the services; electricity, rates, gas, water, council tax and so on. The students have all they need in their own space, so have somewhere to study without being disturbed. Social events if they want to be involved. Comes at a price above the basic halls or renting, but nicely packaged and happy with our choice.
I have found that the room is so comfortable with all the necessary equipment and easy to settle down for students. Also, the security is good which is important for young students. As a parent, I would like to recommend Unilife not only to my daughter but also her friends for the next year.
Just wanted to say how impressed I was when I dropped Vaughn off. We were met and given a comprehensive tour of the studio and the site and explained how things worked. The studio was gleaming and I feel so reassured that he has made the right choice for this upcoming year. One doesn’t always receive a service akin to ‘what it says on the tin’ but from first contact with you, to moving in, Unilife certainly does deliver a first class package.
Frequently asked booking questions for Sparkford House
All payments are securely made in your student portal here. It is the safest and most secure way to pay us. Due to our online paymets, students have full visibility on the payment and it will automatically update in your account once it has cleared. The options available are:
- UK Bank Transfer
- UK Direct Debit
- UK Card (if UK Bank is not available)
- International Card Payment
- International Bank Transfer with Tranfersmate
Alternatively, should you prefer to make a direct bank transfer, use the bank details below (also use your room number and full name as a reference). Please be aware that we are unable to provide a payment receipt on completion. It also takes up to 5 working days to show up in our bank.
Bank: HSBC – Unilife Ltd
Account: 60377104 Sort Code: 40-11-60IBAN: GB90HBUK40116060377104
BIC/SWIFT: HBUKGB4194RBank Address: 60 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4
To secure a studio with Unilife, the following payment are required:
1. £300 deposit is required upon signature of contract. It is refundable at the end of the tenancy, subject to room status.
2. Once the contract has been counter signed by our city manager, a pre-rent instalment of £500 is due.
Unilife require a £300 deposit payment.
The deposit is protected with a deposit protection scheme and residents are issued with a deposit protection certificate. Our residents refundable security deposit is protected by MyDeposits, a UK government recognised scheme. The Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDPS) is a piece of legislation introduced by the UK Government in April 2006 for landlords in England and Wales. The purpose of the scheme is to protect tenants from unscrupulous landlords, who have been accused in the past of taking amounts from deposits unfairly. The legislation ultimately protects you and allows us to follow a very streamlined process for disputes after check out.
To find out more about this service visit https://www.mydeposits.co.uk/tenants/ and to find out more on how to rent you can read the How to Rent Guide 2023.
All tenancy agreements have a cooling off period of 48 hours from the signature of contract. All cancellation requests must be in writing via an email addressed to the Unilife Team [email protected]
If you have collected your keys within your cooling off period, the eligibility to cancel immediately ends.
If a resident does not gain a place at their chosen University or College and wishes to be released from their Tenancy Agreement, they must provide Unilife with evidence of their rejection and evidence of the reason why no later than 72 hours after dated correspondence from your University or College. You may also be eligible to be released from this agreement if you are a prospective first year undergraduate student and you choose to go to a different University.
To be considered, you will need to supply us with a copy of:
- UCAS letter of acceptance.
- Written evidence from the University admissions team
If a resident moves into Unilife and they withdraw from their course or they are evicted from university, they are still liable to fulfil their contract and they must find a replacement tenant to have their contract withdrawn.
If the tenancy agreement has commenced, a resident is unable to withdraw from their tenancy agreement free of charge and they must find a replacement tenant to take over their contract. It is the main tenants responsibility to find a replacement tenant.
If a resident wishes to withdraw from their contract, either before their tenancy has commenced or during their tenancy and it is not reasons that fall under the ‘No Place, No Stay’ or ‘No Visa, No Stay’, they will be required to find a replacement tenant.
Unilife cannot accept any responsibility for finding a replacement tenant once a resident has signed their tenancy agreement and made the first payment.
Once a resident has found a suitable replacement tenant to take over their contract, they must put the new tenant’s details into writing to [email protected] and the Unilife Team will contact the new tenant within 48 hours to formally transfer the tenancy. Once the new tenant has accepted the tenancy agreement and made the pre-rent instalment, the original tenant will have their tenancy agreement withdrawn and the refund will be processed within 10 working days minus £100 admin charge.
The fee will be deducted from their deposit due back to the original tenant.
We provide three payment plans which you can choose when confirming your booking.
- Upfront in one go, 30 days before your contract start date (40 - 51 week contracts only)
- Termly payments - Payment dates are 40% in September, 40% in January, and 20% in April. This usually coincides with the Student Finance UK payments, so it makes budgeting easier. -
- Monthly payments - 11 invoices at the start of each month