Endcliffe Student Village

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The Endcliffe Student Village is a large development of student accommodation for the University of Sheffield^[1], located in Endcliffe in west Sheffield between Fulwood Road, Endcliffe Vale Road and Westbourne Road. When complete the village will accommodate most of the University's first year undergraduates. The development includes both established blocks (Stephenson Hall, Crewe Flats, Halifax Hall) and new build blocks, typically 4-5 storeys high. Construction of these blocks began in 2006, after the demolition of Sorby Hall and Earnshaw Hall.

The development forms part of the University's Student Residences Strategy^[2]. The first stage of this was the redevelopment of Crewe Flats and Stephenson Hall, and the construction of seven new blocks. Later plans includes the demolition and redevelopment of Ranmoor House and Tapton Hall of Residence.

At the centre of the Village is The Edge - this is a two-storey building intended as a hub for the site, containing the dining hall for catered students, as well as a bar, IT centre, and conference facilities. The redevelopment of the Ranmoor site will include a similar but smaller facility to be known as The Ridge^[3].

Of the new apartment blocks, the two largest are known as Howden and Derwent. All of the apartment blocks are named after climbing crags in the Peak District

The entire redevelopment is expected to be complete by 2009^[4].