Student Accommodation

Quick links: Duchy House l King’s College London – Atlas l Intercollegiate Halls l Summer accommodation

Please note the information on this and subsequent accommodation pages only apply to applications for the 2023/24 academic year.  Please review these pages regularly for updates. 

Applications for a room in halls for 2023/24 are now CLOSED.  If you are still looking for accommodation please review options below.   You may also contact us after Monday 18 September 2023, to see if a room has become available in Duchy House.

Helping you find accommodation The University of London Housing Services Team have a property database to help you find student housing in London. The accommodation is provided by private landlords, letting agents, private halls and other providers of private housing. For more information click on this link find accommodation.

The Courtauld is able to offer accommodation for up to 193 Courtauld students in a mix of halls of residences offering both catered and self-catering options. All halls are located within a commutable travel time of 30 minutes of our Somerset House and Vernon Square premises. The accommodation available is distributed across The Courtauld’s own hall of residence Duchy House (63 rooms), University of London Intercollegiate Halls (40-50 rooms) and with King’s College London Atlas halls  (up to 90 rooms).  Further information about each hall, its location and rooms available in each can be viewed via the links provided in the summary tables below.

Allocation of Halls

Duchy House, Courtauld halls of residence: open to applications from postgraduate conditional and unconditional offer holders and current Courtauld students. Applications for the 2023/24 academic year are now closed.  Room allocations have now all be confirmed for 2023/24 and we have started to issue welcome letters and inviting student to book an arrival time slot.  If you have not received this communication please e-mail duchy.helpdesk@courtauld.ac.uk.

King’s College London, Atlas halls of residence: reserved for first year undergraduate conditional and unconditional offer holders and international postgraduate offer holders studying 12 month+ courses. Applications for the 2023/24 academic year are now closed.  Confirmation of room in Atlas has been confirmed to successful applicants.

Intercollegiate halls of residence, University of London: open to applications from all conditional and unconditional offer holders and current Courtauld students. Applications for the 2023/24 academic year are now closed.  Confirmation of room in Intercollegiate halls has been confirmed to successful applicants.

Contracts to live in halls commence mid-September 2023, and the duration varies between 37 and 51 weeks depending on the provider and the Halls listed in the summary tables below.

All first year undergraduates joining The Courtauld from September 2023 are guaranteed accommodation in halls irrespective of distance, provided they make applications for both Intercollegiate Halls and KCL accommodation. For postgraduate students, allocation of a room in halls is primarily based on several factors including (but no limited to), whether you have a particular disability that would mean not having accommodation in Halls would put you at more of a disadvantage than a non-disabled student; the distance of your family home (not current place of study) from central London; whether you have previously studied in the UK.  Students currently living within 90 minutes commuting distance of central London are less likely to secure accommodation, although some have secured accommodation in previous years and are therefore encouraged to apply.

All halls of residences:

Duchy House, The Courtauld
Approximate Room Size Catering Option Number of Rooms Price Per Week 37 Week Contract Total 38 Week Contract Total
Large Double Ensuite 13 sqm Self-catered 7 £328 £12,136 £12,464
Small Double Ensuite 11 sqm Self-catered 8 £300 £11,100 £11,400
Medium Single Ensuite 11 sqm Self-catered 8 £284 £10,490 £10,792
Medium Single with Shared Bathroom 11 sqm Self-catered 9 £262 £9,694 £9,956
Small Single Ensuite 9 sqm Self-catered 18 £241 £8,899 £9,158
Small Single with Shared Bathroom 9 sqm Self-catered 13 £207 £7,659 £7,866

Duchy House is open to applications from postgraduate conditional and unconditional offer holders and current Courtauld students.  Postgraduate students will be offered a 38 week contract, while second and third year undergraduate students  (BA2 and BA3) living in Duchy House will be offered a 37 week contract.  There will be an option available to students to extend their contract for part or all of the summer period i.e. from June through to early September 2024.

Atlas, King's College London
Approximate Room Size Catering Option Price Per Week 40 Week Contract Total 51 Week Contract Total
Large Ensuite 16 sqm Self-catered £340 £13,600 £17,340
Medium Ensuite 12 sqm Self-catered £330 £13,200 £16,830
Non-ensuite (3 bed flat shared bathrooms) 8 sqm Self-catered £294 £11,760 £14,994
Non-ensuite (4 bed flat shared bathrooms) 8 sqm Self-catered £289 £11,560 £14,739

Applications for 2023/24 academic year are now closed

There are up to 90 rooms reserved for Courtauld students at Atlas.  80 rooms for all undergraduate students (BA1) and 10 rooms for international postgraduate offer holders studying at least 12-month courses i.e. MA Curating and MA Conservation.  This accommodation is not available to other Courtauld students.

University of London - College Hall
Approximate Room Size Catering Option Number of Rooms Price Per Week 40 Week Contract Total
Double Ensuite 17 sqm Catered 1 £393 £15,705
Single Ensuite 14 sqm Catered 3 £332 £13,297
Single Shared Bathroom 12 sqm Catered 4 £290 £11,589
University of London - International Hall
Approximate Room Size Catering Option Number of Rooms Price Per Week 40 Week Contract Total
Double Studio 19 sqm Self-catered 1 £322 £12,877
Large Single Studio 19 sqm Self-catered 1 £301 £12,051
Single Shared Bathroom 10 sqm Catered 8 £266 £10,651
University of London - Connaught
Approximate Room Size Catering Option Number of Rooms Price Per Week 40 Week Contract Total
Single Shared Bathroom 9 sqm Catered 5 £274 £10,945
University of London - Garden Halls
Approximate Room Size Catering Option Number of Rooms Price Per Week 40 Week Contract Total 50 Week Contract Total
DDA Single Ensuite plus* 15 sqm Catered 4 £361 £14,451 N/A
Large Single Ensuite plus 17 sqm Catered 2 £374 £14,963 N/A
Large Townhouse Single** 13 sqm Self-catered 2 £298 £11,900 N/A
Single Ensuite 13 sqm Catered 5 £359 £14,344 N/A
Townhouse Single** 10 sqm Self-catered 4 £288 N/A £14,382

Note: *Suitable for wheelchair user; **Bathroom shared between 2 residents; Catered includes breakfast (brunch at weekends) and dinner daily

Accommodation Applications for 2023/24 are now CLOSED

If you are still looking to secure accommodation for 2023/24 please see alternative accommodation options below.

Alternative Accomodation

University of London’s Housing Services (ULHS)

ULHS offers a range of services to assist and support students who are looking for and living in private rented accommodation in London.

Helping you find accommodation The Housing Services Team have a property database to help you find student housing in London. The accommodation is provided by private landlords, letting agents, private halls and other providers of private housing. For more information click on this link find accommodation.

Contract checking The Housing Services Tram can check contracts for unfair terms, which may cause you problems in your accommodation. For more information click on this link Get Advice.

Legal Advice The Housing Advice Team offer advice on a range of issues including deposit disputes, disrepair, and problems with letting agents. To support this work, the advice team,  have a retained firm of solicitors, Anthony Gold. For more information click on this link Get Advice.

Two helpful guides are also available:

Private Housing Guide

Contract Checking Guide

 

Courtauld Housing Group

This is a facebook page for prospective and current Courtauld students.  The group provides housing links to students who have not been allocated housing as well as for current students looking to rent or advertise.   This Facebook group is administered by the Courtauld’s Students’ Union Office.

The following options are not run by The Courtauld or the University of London but offer other alternatives:

Summer Accommodation is available at Duchy House from 3 June 2023 to 10 September 2023.

Further details available via this link  Summer Accommodation at Duchy House

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