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Woodward Buildings

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689 bed spaces
£160 - £240 per week
Located in North Acton

Prices shown are for 2025-26 academic year.

Woodward Buildings is one of our newest halls of residence, offering modern, spacious accommodation in cluster flats of 6-10 residents, as well as a range of purpose-built communal spaces. Rising to 19 storeys, Woodward forms part of the bustling student community in North Acton, which also includes Kemp Porter Buildings and a variety of other London university halls of residence.

Please note that some of the rooms and kitchens in Woodward Buildings overlook the Acton Cemetery.

A rolling schedule of lift repair work will be taking place in throughout the 2024/25 academic year. We shall keep residents informed when works are due to take place.

Note to applicants for 2024-25 and 2025-26: The area around North Acton is undergoing significant development, including an area of construction next to Kemp Porter. We work closely with developers to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum, but you should anticipate some level of noise and construction traffic at times

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Welcome to Woodward Buildings

BBQ area

Common room

Common room

Entrance and reception area

Kitchen

Music room

Pocket park

Roof terrace

Single ensuite

Study room

Twin room

Twin room

Room types and rents

Woodward Buildings offers self-catered study accommodation for 689 undergraduate students. Rent includes utility bills, internet access, basic contents insurance, maintenance, communal cleaning and a contribution to the halls activity fund.

The rents for 2025-26 are:

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Type of room	Number of bed spaces	Weekly rent per person
Premium en suite single	17	£240
En suite single	570	£205
En suite twin	102	£160

All beds in Woodward are 4' x 6'6" (1.22m x 1.98m). Fire policies in Woodward and Kemp Porter are different from our other halls - you should review the fire safety information pages before arrival.

Visit Fees and Payment page for more information

Features and facilities

Hall features and facilities:

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Room	All rooms are en-suite Bedrooms are arranged in cluster flats Each bedroom has individual internet and telephone access Mattress covers, laundry basket, fan, desk lamp, waste paper bin, bathroom bin and toilet brush and holder all included
Kitchen and common areas	Large common room with communal and pod seating areas, table top games and TV Open plan kitchen and living area with a dining table, a sofa and a relaxing lounge with a flat screen TV Many kitchens and living spaces offer panoramic views of central London Free wifi access in all communal areas Communal study areas Vacuum, mop, mop bucket, dustpan and brush, kettle, toaster, microwave, fridge/freezers all included
Other features and facilities	Non-smoking hall On-site two storey gym and studio Pocket park Music rehearsal rooms Study rooms Games room Multi-faith spaces Secure entry system Secure bicycle storage Laundry facilities 24 hour front entrance CCTV 24 hour Concierge

Kitchen information: Flats in Woodward Buildings are arranged in clusters and students share a kitchen with 9 residents.

During the application process, kitchen size or sharing arrangements cannot be selected as a preference.

Location

Address:

Woodward Buildings
No. 1 Victoria Road
London, W3 6FA
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Woodward Buildings is located in North Acton, is part of a vibrant community of over 1,600 science and arts students and is just a few minutes away from Kemp Porter Buildings.

Due to its location, you will likely be required to take public transport in order to get to the South Kensington campus. Alternatively, you will also be able to cycle to South Kensington, which takes between 35-50 minutes.

Woodward benefits from excellent transport links: it's just a short two minute walk to North Acton tube station which will take you to the South Kensington campus in 40 minutes, Notting Hill (11 minutes) and Oxford Circus (19 minutes). Five major bus routes are within walking distance, including the 95 bus to Park Royal leisure park's cinema and bowling alley (11 minutes). Students can purchase a monthly travelcard, giving unlimited travel across central London (transport zones 1 & 2).

Tesco Express, Sainsburys Local, Costa Coffee, Chicken, and Indian takeaways are all within a two minute walk, with Lebanese and American cuisine just around the corner. For bigger shopping trips, the famous Westfield Shopping Centre is only a short distance away by tube and an Asda superstore is a 9 minute bus ride or 15 minute walk away.

Woodward Buildings

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