At a glance
- 405 bed spaces
- £186 - £346 per week
- Located in South Kensington
Prices shown are for 2024-25 academic year.
Southside Halls are located within Princes Gardens, just across the road from the main South Kensington campus. They are sited adjacent to Eastside Halls.
The modern Eastside-Southside residential complex provides , two common rooms and an on-site . It is also located next to our flagship sports centre, , offering student memberships.
Southside is comprised of four adjoining halls:
- Falmouth Hall is named after the 8th Viscount Falmouth, chairman of the College’s governing body from 1947-1952. This was a time of great change and expansion for the College and Falmouth was the chairman of the Finance and Executive Committee at Imperial for 25 years.
- Keogh Hall is named in honour of Alfred Keogh, 2nd Rector of Imperial College. Keogh was a decorated medical doctor in the British Army.
- Selkirk Hall is named in honour of William Selkirk, a successful businessman and mining engineer. Selkirk donated a sum of money for a hall of residence to be built in 1945. Over the years, the hall has been refurbished and redeveloped until, in 2005, work began to re-build the halls of residence on the south side of Princes Gardens and develop the Selkirk Hall as you see it today.
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Tizard Hall is named after Sir Henry Thomas Tizard, an English chemist and inventor, and the 4th Rector of Imperial College. A well-known outcome of his work in chemistry is the modern ‘octane rating’ used to classify petrol.
Welcome to Southside
Southside social space
Southside social space
Kitchen
Kitchen
Premium ensuite single
Social room
Twin room
Twin room
Southside in more detail
Southside provide self-catered accommodation for 397 undergraduate students. All rooms, including single and twin study bedrooms, are en-suite. Rent includes utility bills, internet access, basic contents insurance, maintenance, communal cleaning and a contribution to the halls activity fund.
The rents for 2024-25 are:
| Type of room | Number of bed spaces | Weekly rent per person |
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| Premium en-suite single (bed size: 1.22m x 1.98m) |
102 | £346 |
| En-suite single (bed size: 0.91m x 1.98m) |
104 | £298 |
| En-suite twin (bed size: 0.91m x 1.98m) |
168 | £195 |
| Premium en-suite single - RV* (bed size: 1.22m x 1.98m) |
3 | £331 |
| En-suite single - RV* (bed size: 0.91m x 1.98m) |
14 | £285 |
| En-suite twin - RV* (bed size: 0.91m x 1.98m) |
6 | £186 |
*RV indicates rooms which have restricted views. These rooms look into the basement wells and enjoy less natural light.
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Hall features and facilities:
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Please note: if you have been allocated to a premium room then please make sure that you check the bedsize and bring suitable linen/
Address:
| Falmouth Hall Southside Halls of Residence Prince's Gardens London, SW7 1BA View location on map |
Keogh Hall Southside Halls of Residence Prince's Gardens London, SW7 1BE View location on map |
Selkirk Hall Southside Halls of Residence Prince's Gardens London, SW7 1BF View location on map |
Tizard Hall Southside Halls of Residence Prince's Gardens London, SW7 1BJ View location on map |
Southside Halls of Residence are located in Prince’s Gardens just off Exhibition Road – the heart of cultural South Kensington. It is a short 5 minute walk to the main South Kensington campus.
Within Prince’s Gardens is a convenience store, to purchase all your day-to-day necessities, a café/restaurant/bar, and the College’s main sports centre, Ethos.
Southside halls are ideally placed for easy access to the galleries and museums of Exhibition Road (5 minute walk), the shops of High Street Kensington (15 minute walk) and the restaurants of Brompton Road including the famous Harrods shopping mall (10 minute bus ride).