Our Best Rate Ever - Ensuite Rooms for £180 Per Week

For a limited time we've got a great offer - one of the cheapest in London!

  • Ensuite rooms in Platt Hall from £179.76 per week

  • Standard rooms in Writtle House from £163.01 per week.

  • More details below

 

Platt Hall offers Single Ensuite Rooms from £179.76 per week, alongside a small number of standard single rooms in Writtle House from £163.01 per week.

All rooms are fully furnished and benefit from access to on-site facilities, all-inclusive bills, and excellent transport links into central London. Colindale underground station is a 5-minutes walk from the accommodation, with trains taking 30 minutes to central London – perfect for students studying at University College London (UCL), Kings College London (KCL), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)*, London School of Economics (LSE), Imperial, London Metropolitan and Birkbeck.

We've got great locations, great prices and a great service!

 

We've got two great offers:

 

Super Saver - Single Ensuite Rooms from £180 per Week

Perfect for students who only need accommodation during the main academic year.

What you'll get when you book:

  • A 25% saving on your rent  (£179.76 vs £239.68) giving you a £2,300 saving.
  • A 40-week agreement
  • Single ensuite room
  • Private bathroom
  • Utilities and Wi-Fi included in your rent and protected from any increases.
  • We help you clean your communal areas to take the stress out of living communally.
  • We have a great events programme to help take your mind off study and life stresses! 😊
  • We'll collect your parcels because we understand you have a life to live.
  • We’ve got 24/7 staff for your safety, security and peace of mind.

BOOK for £180 per week

 

10 Weeks Free - Pay for 40 weeks, Stay for 50

Perfect for students who need accommodation for the full academic year and beyond.

What you'll get when you book:

  • 40-week agreement with an additional 10-weeks accommodation for free worth £2,300
  • Rent equivalent to £191.75 per week when spread across the full 50-week stay.
  • Single ensuite room
  • Private bathroom
  • Greater certainty and convenience
  • Utilities and Wi-Fi included in your rent and protected from any increases.
  • We help you clean your communal areas to take the stress out of living communally.
  • We have a great events programme to help take your mind off study and life stresses! 😊
  • We'll collect your parcels because we understand you have a life to live.
  • We’ve got 24/7 staff for your safety, security and peace of mind.

Get 10 weeks free Accommodation

 

*Platt Hall offers 2026/27 Terms and Conditions

This promotion is managed and operated by Optivo Students and applies to 2026/27 academic applications only.

1. Definitions

1. 1 ‘Academic Stay’ means a student booking for the 2026/27 academic year.

1. 2 ‘Account number’ means the number assigned to you by the Optivo Students booking portal, also known as an entry ID.

1.3 ‘Completed application’ means all parts of the application have been submitted to Optivo Students. These are:
one weeks advanced rent, a signed licence agreement, a verified right to rent check

1. 4 ‘Licence agreement’ and 'contractual tenancy' means the contract between Southern Housing and the resident for the 26/27 academic year.

1.5 'Southern Housing', ‘Optivo’, ‘Us’ or ‘We’ means Optivo Students.

2. Eligibility - To be eligible for the offers, you must:

2.1 Be a full time higher education student

2.2 Not be referred by a referral agency or University Partner

2.3 Have applied online through the Optivo Students booking portal.

2.4 Have completed a right to rent check prior to moving in.

3. The discount

3.1 The discount is already incorporated in the weekly rates offered.

3.2 The discount will be automatically reflected in the charges outlined in the licence agreement.

3.3 The discount is offered on a first come first served basis.

3.4 Alternate payment method requests cannot be facilitated.

3.5 Optivo Students reserve the right to amend or end the offer at any time.

3.6 Discounts and savings based standard pricing.

3.7 Only a limited number of rooms and room types are available with each offer.

3.8 The offer only applies to Academic Stays which are 40-weeks and longer.

4. Participating buildings

Only applications to stay at the participating buildings outlined below will eligible:

4.1 Platt Hall

5. Overall terms and conditions​

5.1 The offer expires on 13 September 2026 or when all rooms in the offers have been allocated - whichever is soonest.

5.2 The offer is subject to availability. Optivo Students reserve the right to withdraw, modify or substitute the offer for another with different terms at any time during this promotion and without notice.

5.3 The offer will not apply to students who are taking over an existing tenancy, which has already begun.

5.4 The offer is not transferable to another resident or applicant at any time.

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