As standard, your personal statement should:
Explain your motivation to undertake the course
Describe your academic interests, strengths and background relevant to the course
You are required to submit a personal statement that describes your academic interest in and understanding of your chosen course, as well as your purpose and objectives in undertaking this postgraduate study. Your personal statement is an important part of your application and is an opportunity for you to demonstrate why you think you would be a good student for the course you are applying to and why the University should select your application over those of other candidates. For certain courses, we may require further specific information from you,
You are required to submit a personal statement that describes your academic interest in and understanding of your chosen course, as well as your purpose and objectives in undertaking this postgraduate study. Your personal statement is an important part of your application and is an opportunity for you to demonstrate why you think you would be a good student for the course you are applying to and why the University should select your application over those of other candidates. For certain courses, we may require further specific information from you,
As standard, your personal statement should:
Explain your motivation to undertake the course
Describe your academic interests, strengths and background relevant to the course
Outline your ambitions and/or research interests
Include other relevant information, such as additional reading or research, work or other relevant experiences that have informed your decision to apply for the particular course
Highlight areas of specific interest within the course you are applying for
Please ensure your personal statement does not exceed 8000 characters
This is above taken straight from the Durham website on how the personal stament should look.
Also this is the course i am applying for
https://www.dur.ac.uk/courses/info/?id=23165&code=n5k609
Also i ve attached an example of a personal statment i did for bath in case you need any information about my as well as my cv.