Students are guaranteed at least one year in a hall of residence regardless of age or home address. There are seven College halls, each with its own atmosphere and social life. The College has recently opened a new self-catering hall for 550 students at Stamford Street, just across the Thames from the Strand Campus. Seventy-five per cent of hall places are reserved for first year undergraduates. Students applying in the normal UCAS period are guaranteed a place.
All halls have television rooms, bars, pantries, laundries and there are hand-basins in every room.
Most halls are provided with a quiet study room, cycle sheds, a garden, snooker-pool facilities and games machines. In addition to the King's halls, students from the University of London can apply for a place in an intercollegiate hall. There are seven of these situated close to the College. Full details on how to apply for a place at King's and the intercollegiate halls are sent out with a formal offer of a place at the College. While some students stay in a hall of residence for more than one year, the great majority do not wish to do so.