Fairholme House is a 3 storey Victorian Building with a basement, on the corner of Fairholme Road and Gledstanes Road. It provides accommodation for up to 15 students at a time. With direct routes to the College, this residence is conveniently located on the Piccadilly and District lines. This residence is owned by the College.

  • Price: From £200/week
  • Accommodation Type There are 3 studios and 13 single rooms, 4 of which are en-suite.
  • Minimum Age: 18
  • Nearest Tube: Barons Court and West Kensington
  • Place: London, Zone 2
  • Time to College: 40 minutes
  • Wifi Free Wifi
Fairholme House
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Accommodation Type: There are 3 studios and 13 single rooms, 4 of which are en-suite.

Availability: All year around.

Location: The apartments are on Fairholme Road, only a 10 minute walk to West Kensington and Barons Court underground stations.

How to get to the college:  Walk to West Kensington Station, take the District Line (green) direct to Tower Hill. The college is at 31 Jewry Street, just a 3 minute walk from the station. Total travel time is approximately 40 minutes.

Minimum/Maximum stay: One week minimum stay. No maximum stay.

Check-in/out: Check-in is between 12-9pm. Check-out before 10am.

Cancellation policy: Two weeks prior to arrival.

Security: A 24 hour emergency number is provided in case of emergency. There is also a night warden at the building.

Meal time:  This is a self-catering residence so there are no set meal times.

Facilities offered: Access to shared kitchen and bathroom facilities. There is a coin-operated launderette in the building. Each room provides you with a wash basin, TV, kettle and fridge. Rooms are cleaned weekly and there is a daily cleaning service of the common areas. Bed linens are provided with a changing service every other week. Students are required to provide their own towels.

Accommodation Fees

Minimum AgeRoomBoardPrice from
18+Single StudioSelf-Catering£320 per week
18+Ensuite SingleSelf-Catering£260 per week
18+Standard SingleSelf-Catering£200 per week

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The O2
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Smithfield Market
Buckingham Palace
Hyde Park
South Bank Theatre
Oxford Circus
Hyde Park Corner
British Museum
Trafalgar Square
St Katherine's dock
Barbican Art Centre
Courthauld Gallery
Churchill War Rooms
Tate Britain
Westminster Abbey
Imperial War Museum
Barbican Centre
The Gherkin
Monument Square
HMS Belfast
Sky Garden
Bank of England
Whitechapel Gallery
Leadenhall Market
Borough Market
Greenwich
Cutty Sark
Kensington Academy of English
Tower of London
London Eye
Big Ben
The Shard
Tower Bridge
Covent Garden
St Paul's Cathedral
The Globe Theatre
Canary Wharf
The O2
Spitalfields Market
Smithfield Market
Buckingham Palace
Hyde Park
South Bank Theatre
Oxford Circus
Hyde Park Corner
British Museum
Trafalgar Square
St Katherine's dock
Barbican Art Centre
Courthauld Gallery
Churchill War Rooms
Tate Britain
Westminster Abbey
Imperial War Museum
Barbican Centre
The Gherkin
Monument Square
HMS Belfast
Sky Garden
Bank of England
Whitechapel Gallery
Leadenhall Market
Borough Market
Greenwich
Cutty Sark
Kensington Academy of English