Update 2021/22: In line with the measures we are putting in place to ensure your safety and comfort in light of COVID-19, we have made amendments to the bed spaces and rent details below. Learn more about these measures on our changes for 2021/22 pages.

Woodward Buildings offers self-catered study accommodation for 639 undergraduate students. Rent includes utility bills, internet access, basic contents insurance, maintenance, communal cleaning and a contribution towards your halls activity fund.

The rents for 2021/22 are as follows:

*Although displayed as twin rooms, in order to support social distancing guidelines all twin rooms for 2021/22 will be let as single occupancy.

All beds in Woodward are 4' x 6'6" (1.22m x 1.98m)

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Hall features and facilities:

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 Royale 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, Costa Coffee, pizza 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.

Residents should anticipate levels of disruption due to building works throughout 2021. This includes part of the Autumn Term for the 2021/22 academic year.

Update: Woodward Buildings has some areas of cladding made from an Aluminium Composite Material (ACM). Ealing Council has issued a notice of improvement outlining the works required. The building has been declared safe for occupancy, but we will be replacing the cladding on parts of the building and undertaking associated works required across 2020/21 to ensure the highest standards of fire safety.

The following fire safety strategy is in place at Woodward to protect occupants in the event of fire:

• Sprinklers in each bedroom, hallway and communal kitchen, which are automatically activated when fire is detected.
• Automatic fire detection in each bedroom and throughout the building as a whole.
• Fire alarms that have backup power supplies and are maintained by specialist engineers.
• Manual alarm buttons in every lobby of the accommodation floors – these can be triggered by anyone who may discover an outbreak of fire before it is automatically detected. They can also be used by staff or the fire service to escalate evacuation if required.
• Staff on-site 24/7 who are trained in how to respond in the event of fire alarm activation.
• Fire drills carried out to check that our fire evacuation processes are effective.
• Regular checks and audits of the building carried out, working closely with the London Fire Brigade.

Fire Safety video

Our newer halls of residence in North Acton have different fire procedures to our other halls.

Watch this video to find out what you need to do in the event of a fire, evacuation procedures and how to prevent fire in the first place.

Fire safety video for North Acton Halls

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