Fallowfield Campus

Allen Hall, situated on Wilmslow Road, was built as a Roman Catholic halls of residence by the bishop George Beck in 1961, and licensed to the university. As with the other halls, it encouraged diversity and allowed both Catholic and non-Catholic students.[12] In 2012 the hall was subject to some problems including a failing boiler and the discovery of asbestos and has remained closed since then.[13]

Ashburne Hall

The Grade II listed[14] Ashburne Hall was founded in 1900 by Samuel Alexander, R. D. Darbishire, C. P. Scott and Alice B. Cooke as a hall of residence for women students. (Two halls for men had already been founded in association with Owens College.) It was first located at Ashburne House in Victoria Park (donated by R. D. Darbishire for the purpose) and remained there until the removal to "The Oaks" (which was then renamed Ashburne Hall) in 1910. The new site was on Wilmslow Road at the corner of Old Hall Lane, Fallowfield.[15][16]

By 1930 the hall had been extended by new buildings and enriched by the bequest from Lord Morley of his personal library. At a later date Sheavyn House was built in the grounds and commemorates Dr Sheavyn who had been warden of the hall.[17]

Ladybarn House is on the corner of Moseley Road and Wilmslow Road.[18] It was bought from the University of Manchester, by Development Securities plc. and Accrue in 2011. It was purchased for around £7 million on a long lease from the university.[19][20] It consists of 117 bedrooms situated on the floors above six retail units.[21]

Oak House, on Moseley Road, has a total of 1085 rooms.[22] This is largely made up of mixed sex flats which are each divided into 8 bedrooms and include shared facilities.[23] The hall was originally built on the site of the old Oak House Hotel, which has purchased by the university in 1955 for £9,000[24] (worth approximately £210,900 in 2016)[note 1] In the 1960s, the halls could cater for approximately 480 students. Flats were arranged around central staircases, unlike the other halls on at the university which were generally arranged along long corridors. The halls also had a central amenities block, with rooms like a games room and laundry.[24] In 1988, the halls were added an extension called Holly Court bringing the total to 1085 rooms.[25]

Owens Park accommodation at 293 Wilmslow Road houses a total of 1,056 students. Plans for student accommodation started on the site in the 1950s, and was revolutionary in its approach of mixed gender accommodation.[26] The first building to be constructed was the Owens Park Tower, which was designed by Building Design Partnership and opened in 1964.[27][26] The tower is 19 storeys high[28] and has a fibreglass relief, Cosmos I, by Mitzi Cunliffe, at the base.[29][26]

The next phase of Owens park opened in 1965, and won an award from the Civic trust the following year.[26] The accommodation is split into units called "Houses", each housing about 40-50 students, with basic facilities shared by about 10-12 students.[30] The site was used as part of the Commonwealth Games Athlete's village and included investment in a £750,000 security system[26]

The Richmond Park halls of residence, constructed in 1994, are built on the site of the former Fallowfield Stadium where the 1893 FA Cup Final was played.[31][32] Situated on Whitworth Lane it consists of eight blocks of eight flats each with eight bedrooms.[33]

Named in memory of Ron Unsworth, Unsworth Park opened in 2019 and provides accommodation for a total of 1122 students across 8 accommodation blocks named after bees (Bilberry, Bumble, Carder, Heath, Honey, Marsham, Mason and Tawny) and there is also The Meadow amenities and learning block.[34]

Uttley House

Named after writer Alison Uttley, Uttley House opened in 2021 in the former Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre. Featuring a bar, computer cluster and amenities room, half the rooms are allocated to postgraduates and is billed by the university as a quieter halls of residence.[35]

Woolton Hall is a mixed sex hall on Whitworth Lane[36] It was founded in 1959 as male-only[37] and was subject to much criticism due to the male cliques. At one point, it was described as a ‘secretive little bastion of misogyny’ with many of the residents displaying sexist attitudes.[38] However, it can be stated without ANY fear of contradiction that the Junior Common Room (JCR) discos held every other Saturday night were legendary. The dayglo posters that advertised the event were a regular feature of other halls of residence and attendance at the events regularly exceeded capacity. These discos provided an alternative to the rather sterile Owens Park Bop held on Friday nights. Whilst accusations of misogyny were levelled at the residents of Woolton Hall it was observed that relations with Ashburne Hall, Oak House, Whitworth Hall and St Gabriels were most cordial. There was even an outreach service for the students at the Princess Christian College drawing them into the lively and diverse surroundings provided by Woolton Hall. To combat this, in 1991, the University Council decided to change the halls into mixed-sex accommodation in an attempt to 'civilise the men'. A trial period with both sexes was attempted and was successful. Women were admitted permanently despite protests from some residents. Notably, a mini-riot was arranged at the halls for the last day of term in 1990 where a number of arrests were made including the previous year's President of the JCR.

Prior to the mixing of genders at the Hall in 1991 the PA Hons society had obtained particular notoriety. Unlike the wearers of the standard Woolton Hall jersey (black with red printing), the PA Hons were allowed to wear a red jersey with black lettering with the title PA Hons. PA being an acronym of an affectionate term for a drunkard. PA Hons was invitation only, the candidate was obliged to complete the PA Hons challenge weekend which involved a Friday night 'food tasting' challenge together with a number of drinking challenges throughout the weekend. Notable food tasting include a plate of raw tripe, an onion filled with Sensodyne toothpaste and a worm and grass sandwich and a yard of cooking oil and lentils. Traditionally the food challenge ended with consumption of a toilet cube. Another notable event was the annual commemoration dinner which was cancelled for a number of years due to a full chicken knocking a student unconscious.

• Linton House on Wellington Road has rooms for eleven single occupancy, nineteen double and five family room.[39]
• The Firs Villa, on Whitworth Lane next to Richmond Park, accommodates four students.[40]