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UCL Halls Overview
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UCL halls
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UCL only / Intercollegiate
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Catered / Non-catered
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Undergraduates only /
with Postgraduates
7000
Room Types
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Single / Double / Twin
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En-suite / Shared Bathroom / Studio
Beds in total
Room Types
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Single: Room designated to be used by one person including one single bed (90cm x 190cm; 3’0’’ x 6’3’’)
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Double: Room designated to be used by two people including one king-sized (150cm x 200cm; 5’0’’ x 6’6’’) or queen-sized (160cm x 200cm; 5’3’’ x 6’6’’) bed
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Twin: Room designated to be used by two people, including one small individual bed (75cm x 190cm; 2’6’’ x 6’3’’) for each person
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Studio: A single-room dwelling that combines the bedroom, kitchen, and living area into one large room
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Ensuite: A room with a private adjoining bathroom
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Shared bathroom: The bathroom will be shared with other flatmates, normally up to 6 people
Hall Types
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UCL Halls of Residence: Halls run by UCL
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Intercollegiate halls: Halls run by the University of London, which also house students outside of UCL within UoL (e.g. LSE, KCL)
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Catered: Residence Hall will provide 12 meals per week – Breakfast and dinner on Monday to Friday, brunch on Saturday and Sunday
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Self-catered: Residents will prepare meals for themselves as the Residence Hall will not. The hall will provide a designated kitchen space for residents’ use.
Catered Halls
UCL Halls of Residence
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Ifor Evans Hall (catered and self-catered)
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Ramsay Hall
Intercollegiate Halls
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Garden Halls (catered and self-catered)
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International Hall (catered and self-catered)
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College Hall
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Connaught Hall
Self-Catered Halls
UCL Halls of Residence
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Arthur Tattersall House
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Astor College
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Campbell House East
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Campbell House West
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Frances Gardner House
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Goldsmid House
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Ian Baker House
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James Lighthill House
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John Adams Hall
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John Dodgson Hall
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Beaumont Court (run by Unite Students)
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John Tovell House
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Langton Close
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New Hall
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One Poole Street
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Schafer House
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St Pancras Way (run by Unite Students)
Intercollegiate Halls
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Handel Mansions
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Eleanor Rosa House
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Garden Halls (catered and self-catered)
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International Hall (catered and self-catered)
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Students under 18 will be allocated places at Ramsay Hall, Ian Baker House and James Lighthill House only.
Backup Plans
For those who missed the UCL accommodation application deadline or have been rejected.
Option A: Remaining Intercollegiate Halls
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UoL does not offer waiting lists, however releases remaining accommodation vacancies on their website
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Applicants can browse and book any remaining accommodation on a first-come-first-served basis.Apply as soon as possible!
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Students will have to create an account via the UoL Application Portal in order to secure a room in any Intercollegiate Hall. Register for an account here
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Official Website: https://www.london.ac.uk/halls
Option B: Private Student Accommodation
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Those near UCL include: Scape Bloomsbury, IQ Bloomsbury, Chapters Kings Cross, Urbanest Kings Cross
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Recommended for students who would like to secure a place earlier or as insurance
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Prices tend to be higher than UCL-managed accommodation.
Option C: UCL Halls Waiting List
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Application date for 2023-2024 Waiting List: Tuesday, 5 September 2023
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You can submit your application for accommodation before this date if you are a(n):
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Student who will be under 18 on Saturday 16 September 2023
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Student with a disability or health condition (supporting evidence required)
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Care experienced student
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Estranged student
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This is NOT recommended as your sole option as it usually opens quite late during Freshers’ Week.
Hall Reviews
Campbell House East
Campbell House East, 5-10 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BX, UK
Price per week
£202.16 - £256.34
Catering
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Postgraduates
✓
Room Types
Hall Type
Single (non en-suite)
Twin (non en-suite)
UCL
Pros:
Very close to Main Campus, only a few minutes walk from most of the UCL buildings
Close to supermarkets - 7 minutes to Brunswick Centre with Waitrose and TianTian, 8 minutes to Lidl
Good facilities including washing machines, kitchens, a decent common room and a printer
Cons:
No lift - students living on higher floor levels may be inconvenienced
Lack of eating out options- Closest eateries are either at Tottenham Court Road or the Brunswick Centre
Relatively old building and rooms
Not many washing machines and dryers - all residents need to share between 4 washing machines and 4 dryers
Connaught Hall
Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9EX, United Kingdom
Price per week
£273.63 - 373.80
Catering
✓
Postgraduates
✗
Room Types
Hall Type
Single (non en-suite)
Single (en-suite)
Double (en-suite)
Intercollegiate (UoL)
Pros:
Good location – 3 minutes to Student Centre and 5 minutes to Gower Street main campus; 8 minutes to Euston station, 8 minutes to Russell Square station and 15 minutes to King’s Cross station.
Small accommodation of around 200 people creates a closer-knit community
Area is safe at night since it is very close to the Student Centre
Cons:
Catered food being of bad quality sometimes (e.g. potatoes being uncooked)
No lift access for the 4th floor
Garden Halls (Hughes Parrey Tower)
Cartwright Gardens, London, UK
Price per week
£314.16 - £374.08
Catering
✗
Postgraduates
✓
Room Types
Hall Type
Single (en-suite)
Studio (en-suite)
Intercollegiate (UoL)
Pros:
Close to local Brunswick Center, convenient access to a large variety of supermarkets, pubs and bookstores
15-minute walk to UCL Main Campus, also close to Russell Square Station (5 minutes) and Kings Cross/St. Pancras Station (6 minutes)
Relatively new building with good services including quick maintenance, priority accommodation and gated reception area
Highly accessible building with automatic doors and big lifts
Many facilities including 7 study rooms, 2 common rooms, movie theatre, snooker and ping pong table, and 2 tennis courts
Cons:
Kitchens shared with 10 people
Frequent issues with washing machines in Halls, may lead to over 700 people sharing 3-4 dryers
Very strict guest policy – maximum of 3 guests allowed before 11pm and maximum of 1 guest allowed after 11pm
Staff may be strict and inflexible regarding mail and parcel collection, guest registration or noise levels after 11pm
Post boxes shared with 20 people
Increasing prices for rooms with great competition for places
Ifor Evans Hall
109 Camden Road, London NW1 9HZ, UK
Price per week
£216.30 – 276.08
Catering
✓
Postgraduates
✓
Room Types
Hall Type
Single (non en-suite)
UCL
Pros:
Bus stop right next to Hall (29) that goes directly to Main Campus
Close to Camden Town many supermarkets and restaurants nearby
Cheap rent with catering provided
Cons:
The rooms are quite old
Located in most dangerous part of Camden, so can be dodgy after dark. Students have to be careful of thefts, mugging and knife crime.
Rather far away from other halls and UCL Main Campus by foot
John Adams Hall
John Adams Hall (UCL), 15-23 Endsleigh Street, London WC1H 0DP, UK
Price per week
£202.16 - £325.22
Catering
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Postgraduates
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Room Types
Hall Type
Single (non en-suite)
Single (en-suite)
Twin (non en-suite)
UCL
Pros:
Great location: 5 minutes to Main Campus and 10 minutes to Euston Station, also close to many Tube stations such as Warren Street
Relatively new compared to other UCL halls of residence
Cons:
Relatively small single rooms
Relatively small shared kitchen, potential inconveniences
Langton Close
Langton Close, Wren Street, London WC1X 0HD, UK
Price per week
£178.22 - 231.91
Catering
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Postgraduates
✓
Room Types
Hall Type
Single (non en-suite)
UCL
Pros:
Cheapest accommodation for UCL halls of Residence
6-8 people per flat, easy to form close connections
Very clean environment with helpful and responsive staff
10 minutes to Brunswick Centre with variety of Supermarkets
Cons:
Awkward location between King’s Cross Station and Russell Square Station, 20+ minutes to UCL campus
Old rooms with dim lighting
Adjacent to construction site for UCL Neurosciences so can be a bit noisy during the day
Right next to a park which can get sketchy at night
One Pool Street
1 Pool Street, London E20 2AF, UK
Price per week
£281.95 – 304.64
Catering
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Postgraduates
✓
Room Types
Hall Type
Single (en-suite)
UCL
Pros:
Very new accommodation only opened in 2022, with a modern-looking design and overall appearing new and clean
Close to UCL East Campus – 16 minutes via Bus 339
9 minutes to Stratford station and 12 minutes to Paddington Mill Lane station, both stations have trains to UCL Main Campus
Recommended for those with studies based at UCL East Campus
Cons:
Runs out of hot water quite frequently
Potential noise issues - people party all the time
Not recommended for students with studies based at UCL Main Campus due to large distance
St Pancras Way
11-13 St Pancras Way, London NW1 0PT, UK
Price per week
£312.41 – 336.91
Catering
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Postgraduates
✓
Room Types
Hall Type
Single (en-suite)
Studio (en-suite)
UCL (Unite Students)
Pros:
New and clean rooms with modern design and wooden floor, most other accommodations have carpet floors
Good facilities including many common areas and a printer
Cons:
Quite far from main campus with little accessible public transport
Flat-based system: Residents can only access their own flat of 6-8 people with their keycard, making it difficult to socialise outside of common areas
One of the most expensive Halls of Residence
Campbell House West
Campbell House (West), London, UK
Price per week
£202.16 - £256.34
Catering
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Postgraduates
✓
Room Types
Hall Type
Single (non en-suite)
Twin (non en-suite)
UCL
Pros:
Very close to Main Campus, only a few minutes walk from most of the UCL buildings
Close to supermarkets - 7 minutes to Brunswick Centre with Waitrose and TianTian, 8 minutes to Lidl
Good facilities including washing machines, kitchens, a decent common room and a printer
Cons:
No lift - students living on higher floor levels may be inconvenienced
Lack of eating out options- Closest eateries are either at Tottenham Court Road or the Brunswick Centre
Relatively old building and rooms
Not many washing machines and dryers - all residents need to share between 4 washing machines and 4 dryers
Frances Gardner House
Frances Gardner House, London, UK
Price per week
£267.26
Catering
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Postgraduates
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Room Types
Hall Type
Single (en-suite)
UCL
Pros:
6 - 8 people per flat which makes it easy to form close connections
Helpful & responsive staff
Very clean environment with large rooms
10 minutes to Brunswick Centre with variety of Supermarkets
Cons:
No lift for some blocks
Awkward location between King’s Cross Station and Russell Square Station, 20+ minutes to UCL campus
Dependent on Langton Close for facilities, including common area, washing machines & dryers, reception and post boxes
Isolated from other halls of residences, difficult to socialise with others without active participation in social activities
Adjacent to construction site for UCL Neurosciences so can be a bit noisy during the day (especially those living in Block D)
Right next to a park which can get sketchy at night
Garden Halls (Main Building)
Cartwright Gardens, London, UK
Price per week
£314.16 - £374.08
Catering
✓
Postgraduates
✓
Room Types
Hall Type
Single (en-suite)
Studio (en-suite)
Intercollegiate (UoL)
Pros:
Close to local Brunswick Center, providing convenient access to a large variety of supermarkets, pubs and bookstores
15-minute walk to UCL Main Campus, also close to Russell Square Station (5 minutes) and Kings Cross/St. Pancras Station (6 minutes)
Relatively new building with good services including quick maintenance, priority accommodation and gated reception area
Highly accessible building with automatic doors and big lifts
Many facilities including 7 study rooms, 2 common rooms, movie theatre, snooker and ping pong table, and 2 tennis courts
Better variety and quality of catered food compared to other catered Halls of Residence
Cons:
Varying food quality with strict and rigid cafeteria staff
Frequent issues with washing machines in Halls, may lead to over 700 people sharing 3-4 dryers
Very strict guest policy – maximum of 3 guests allowed before 11pm and maximum of 1 guest allowed after 11pm
Staff may be strict and inflexible regarding mail and parcel collection, guest registration or noise levels after 11pm
Post boxes shared with 20 people
Increasing prices for rooms with great competition for places
James Lighthill House
3 Penton Rise, London N1 9JE, UK
Price per week
£267.26 - £342.30
Catering
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Postgraduates
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Room Types
Hall Type
Single (en-suite)
Studio (en-suite)
UCL
Pros:
Mostly under 18 hall, easier to meet like-minded people
7-8 people per flat which makes it easier to socialise with others
10-minute walk from Angel, an area with a lot of food, supermarkets and shops
Cons:
25-minute walk to Main Campus, which can harsh during poor weather conditions
Kings Cross area is a little dodgy at night
Distance from campus makes it inconvenient to go to social events
John Tovell House
93 Gower St, London WC1E 6BP, United Kingdom
Price per week
£157.29 - 256.34
Catering
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Postgraduates
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Room Types
Hall Type
Single (non en-suite)
UCL
Pros:
Good location - 2 minutes from Portico, 5 minutes from Student Center, walkable distance to Chinatown, Soho and Covent Garden
Close to tube stations: Goodge Street, Warren Street, Tottenham Court Road
Close to many shops and services - HSBC, Lidl, Tesco
Decent sized kitchen with many storage space
Cons:
Old facilities - Showers being old and small
Lack of facilities - No lift, no common room
No reception for individual buildings - Students would need to walkd down to the street to collect parcels and letters
New Hall
New Hall UCL, 465 Caledonian Road, London N7 9GU, UK
Price per week
£246.33 – 285.60
Catering
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Postgraduates
✓
Room Types
Hall Type
Single (en-suite)
Studio (en-suite)
UCL
Pros:
Close to local supermarkets - 2 minutes to Sainsbury’s and 6 minutes to Tesco
1 minute to Caledonian Road station
Relatively new rooms with overall clean environment
Cons:
Flat B is located close to the underground station, making it quite noisy during peak times
Ramsay Hall
Ramsay Hall, Maple Street, London, UK
Price per week
£208.95 - £317.45
Catering
✓
Postgraduates
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Room Types
Hall Type
Single (non en-suite)
Studio (en-suite)
Twin (non en-suite)
UCL
Pros:
Great location: 5 minutes to Main Campus, convenient for those who like to stay at Campus until late
Mostly under 18 hall, easier to meet more like-minded people
Cons:
Relatively old rooms and amenities
Non-residents coming in and out frequently, potential security concerns and issues
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