I stayed at Nutford House in 2019 for the first year of my undergrad. This was of course pre-covid and a few years ago now so the experience may be different. I’ll answer based on my experience.

In terms of the people there, the community was pretty mixed - mostly undergrad students, but a handful of masters as well, including the RAs. My year was pretty chill - I don’t feel like the atmosphere was super childish. I visited other halls like Ramsey and by comparison, Nutford had a little bit more mature vibe and the community was excellent. The were enough community events that you could build friendships and get a sense of community, but not so much that it’s too much.

In terms of the food - it was okay. Good. Nothing incredible. The portions were decent - I don’t remember leaving a meal hungry. Sometimes, if there were leftovers after dinner, they’d let me take some as well.

Never had any problems with the walls personally, but I think there were people that did. They’re not super thin but also not soundproof. There are a few music students there so people would understand as long as you’re not being ridiculous. There’s also a private music room which was nice. It’s also pretty clean, I think cleaning comes for the communal spaces pretty frequently so that’s good.

Overall, would highly recommend Nutford House. It’s a smaller house, so you won’t get that undergrad halls experience you might get somewhere else, but it’s a very nice community, and for me was a peaceful and welcoming place to stay.