- Percentage of First Year Students in Halls:
- Subject to conditions: 100%
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- Accommodation Details:
- The college receives more applications than there are places in halls of residence, so when they allocate places priority is given to new full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students who do not live within Travelcard Zone 6 (trains and tubes). For non-Londoners, this takes you to most of Greater London and is a pretty sizeable area. They guarantee to accommodate all overseas (non-EU) students for the duration of their programme, though not necessarily in the same hall each year. The standard of accommodation is alright and the halls are close to the University.
Externally, the popular areas are Brockley, Lewisham and Brixton. The accommodation is often cheaper than many other parts of London, but the standard can vary from 'grim and mouldly' to 'liveable.'
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- Accommodation Prices:
- University owned
Self-catered halls/flats: £37.50 - £93.50 pw for 39 weeks.
University of London Intercollegiate Halls
£92.40 - £121.40 pw. (weeks per year varies)
Private
Typically around £300 per month, excluding bills. A lot cheaper than at the other University of London colleges.
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- Local Area:
- New Cross is situated about 5 miles south east of Trafalgar Square, and is surrounded by Lewisham, Deptford and Catford. Although not a great area of London, Greenwich is nearby, providing a cultural aspect of Goldsmiths' location. The other good thing about Goldsmiths' location is that the area feels like a small community, and is generally friendly, but within striking distance of London.
The students at Goldsmiths seem to be there because they really want to be there, and the subject that they do genuinely interests them (this is not to say this is different anywhere else, but it is just seems more so here).
In Greenwich there is the Observatory and the Planetarium, the Maratime Museum and a fun Sunday Market. There are also some really good pubs in the area including, the Marquis of Granby, and numerous live music bars.
One of the best things about Goldsmiths is that Central London is nearby, without one having to pay the really expensive prices. If you want to find out about what London can offer, buy a copy of Time Out magazine.
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