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Ucl accommodation swap

I got an offer for accommodation just today after applying on 25th march and I got it in UCL EAST: one pool street it is pretty but I want something in UCL Bloomsbury, closer to the campus. Does anyone want to swap. Pleasee someone, anyone. :frown:. Something like John Adams hall or anything but in Bloomsbury.

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Reply 1

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by konylee
I got an offer for accommodation just today after applying on 25th march and I got it in UCL EAST: one pool street it is pretty but I want something in UCL Bloomsbury, closer to the campus. Does anyone want to swap. Pleasee someone, anyone. :frown:. Something like John Adams hall or anything but in Bloomsbury.
this happened to me and a few others aswell! i haven’t seen any other accom offers been sent out and it’s such a pain we’ll be so far from the campus we’re actually studying at for a while. hopefully we’ll find people who want to swap 🤞🤞

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by shimmering-exces
this happened to me and a few others aswell! i haven’t seen any other accom offers been sent out and it’s such a pain we’ll be so far from the campus we’re actually studying at for a while. hopefully we’ll find people who want to swap 🤞🤞
Hi, I’m a UCL offer holder but haven’t submitted my accommodation application yet. I’m worried I’ll also be allocated in the east campus. Can I ask what sort of price range + room preferences you selected ?

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by ecapaldo123
Hi, I’m a UCL offer holder but haven’t submitted my accommodation application yet. I’m worried I’ll also be allocated in the east campus. Can I ask what sort of price range + room preferences you selected ?

I put like all sorts I put within £400 I put self catered I put single I put single en-suite and single without en-suite. I forgot whether it asked for how far but Ik for sure I would’ve put less than 5 miles radius.

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by ecapaldo123
Hi, I’m a UCL offer holder but haven’t submitted my accommodation application yet. I’m worried I’ll also be allocated in the east campus. Can I ask what sort of price range + room preferences you selected ?


The only sure shot of not getting UCL East is to not apply for ensuites and studios at all seeing that UCL East does not have any shared accommodation.

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by Justcurious_yr12
The only sure shot of not getting UCL East is to not apply for ensuites and studios at all seeing that UCL East does not have any shared accommodation.
Oh ok. The prospect of a shared bathroom or shared room scared me a lot though. I have no idea what I’ll do.

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by ecapaldo123
Oh ok. The prospect of a shared bathroom or shared room scared me a lot though. I have no idea what I’ll do.


Don't apply for a shared room but apply for shared toilets. If it makes you feel better then shared facilities are cleaned regularly in almost all UCL halls.

I have an ensuite but had plumbing issues so had to use shared facilities for some time and it was fine. A lot of people who applied for ensuites and ended up with shared are okay as well.

Reply 7

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by konylee
I got an offer for accommodation just today after applying on 25th march and I got it in UCL EAST: one pool street it is pretty but I want something in UCL Bloomsbury, closer to the campus. Does anyone want to swap. Pleasee someone, anyone. :frown:. Something like John Adams hall or anything but in Bloomsbury.

Hey! I applied for accommodation at UCL and I’ll be studying at the East campus, but when I applied, One Pool Street wasn’t an option on the site, so I ended up putting all my preferences in Bloomsbury. I’d really rather not stay there though 😅
I haven’t heard back with an offer yet, but if I do end up with a Bloomsbury accom (which i probably will), would you maybe be up for doing a swap (if that’s allowed)? Just thought I’d check in case it works out for both of us!

Reply 8

Hi, I’ve also been given an offer for accom at one pool street starting in September for £296.24, but i was looking for something closer to Bloomsbury. Is there anyone who is studying at ucl east or would like cheaper rent with an en-suite that would like to swap with me? The accommodation is really nice and only half an hour away by tube, but i would really like something closer. Thanks.

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by lax429
Hey! I applied for accommodation at UCL and I’ll be studying at the East campus, but when I applied, One Pool Street wasn’t an option on the site, so I ended up putting all my preferences in Bloomsbury. I’d really rather not stay there though 😅
I haven’t heard back with an offer yet, but if I do end up with a Bloomsbury accom (which i probably will), would you maybe be up for doing a swap (if that’s allowed)? Just thought I’d check in case it works out for both of us!
Okk if you get Bloomsbury please let me know, I would be so grateful seriously. Hope everything works out

Reply 10

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by lax429
Hey! I applied for accommodation at UCL and I’ll be studying at the East campus, but when I applied, One Pool Street wasn’t an option on the site, so I ended up putting all my preferences in Bloomsbury. I’d really rather not stay there though 😅
I haven’t heard back with an offer yet, but if I do end up with a Bloomsbury accom (which i probably will), would you maybe be up for doing a swap (if that’s allowed)? Just thought I’d check in case it works out for both of us!

Hi
I am more than willing to swap one Poole street with you,please get in touch if you want to

Reply 11

Hey I still haven’t heard back from them yet but the minute I do I’ll definitely be back here to organise a swap😊

Reply 12

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by SoniaS_05
Hi
I am more than willing to swap one Poole street with you,please get in touch if you want to
hi if they don’t contact you I would also love to swap I also got assigned a single ensuite in one poole street, just pm me!

Reply 13

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by lax429
Hey! I applied for accommodation at UCL and I’ll be studying at the East campus, but when I applied, One Pool Street wasn’t an option on the site, so I ended up putting all my preferences in Bloomsbury. I’d really rather not stay there though 😅
I haven’t heard back with an offer yet, but if I do end up with a Bloomsbury accom (which i probably will), would you maybe be up for doing a swap (if that’s allowed)? Just thought I’d check in case it works out for both of us!

Hi I can do that if you would want to swap with me

Reply 14

Hey I have a Single at Schafer House, a 5 min walk away from Bloomsbury Campus, is there anyone willing to swap for a single en-suite at One Poole Street at East Campus?

Reply 15

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by lax429
Hey I have a Single at Schafer House, a 5 min walk away from Bloomsbury Campus, is there anyone willing to swap for a single en-suite at One Poole Street at East Campus?


If you don’t find anyone to swap here then there are people who would be willing to swap with you on Reddit. Go to r/ucl sub Reddit and look for accommodation swap 2025-26 on top of the page. I see someone who is willing to swap even without en-suite.

Reply 16

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by lax429
Hey I have a Single at Schafer House, a 5 min walk away from Bloomsbury Campus, is there anyone willing to swap for a single en-suite at One Poole Street at East Campus?
i am! i have a single ensuite at one poole street, pls pm me!

Reply 17

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by lax429
Hey I have a Single at Schafer House, a 5 min walk away from Bloomsbury Campus, is there anyone willing to swap for a single en-suite at One Poole Street at East Campus?

Hey I have a single ensuite offer at one pool street! Pls pm me if you have not found anyone to swap!

Reply 18

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by lax429
Hey! I applied for accommodation at UCL and I’ll be studying at the East campus, but when I applied, One Pool Street wasn’t an option on the site, so I ended up putting all my preferences in Bloomsbury. I’d really rather not stay there though 😅
I haven’t heard back with an offer yet, but if I do end up with a Bloomsbury accom (which i probably will), would you maybe be up for doing a swap (if that’s allowed)? Just thought I’d check in case it works out for both of us!

I don’t if you’ve heard back yet, but if not I’m in a similar situation with a single en-suite at one pool street and urgently looking to swap to somewhere near Bloomsbury!

Reply 19

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by Whoknows!’
I don’t if you’ve heard back yet, but if not I’m in a similar situation with a single en-suite at one pool street and urgently looking to swap to somewhere near Bloomsbury!


Hey I heard back and I have a single at Schafer house, a 5 min walk from Bloomsbury, are you willing to swap? Feel free to pm me if you are xx

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