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Sketch House

Location
Finsbury Park
Number of Rooms
365 standard rooms, 65 large rooms and 45 studio rooms (2025/26)
Tenancy Length
41 or 50 weeks (option to extend over summer)
Price
£287.50 - £354 per week (2025/26)
Type
Ensuite rooms and studios. Flats shared between 5 - 10 students
Facilities
Large outdoor courtyard, common rooms with study space and TV screen

Last updated: 24 March 2026

Sketch House is exclusively for UAL students and has been designed with inspiration from London’s artist community. Located in the heart of Finsbury Park, it offers an ideal setting for students who want to live close to central London while being part of a lively local neighbourhood. With a spacious common room complete with a pool table, foosball and table tennis, plus a large outdoor courtyard, it’s easy to relax and socialise.

The residence is a 5-minute walk from Finsbury Park Underground and National Rail station which is served by the Victoria and Piccadilly lines. These excellent transport links provide easy access to the city, with Central Saint Martins and Chelsea College of Arts only a short tube journey away.

Sketch House is also within walking distance of a variety of bars, bakeries and cafés and is across the street from Park Theatre, making it easy to enjoy live shows. It’s the perfect residence for students who want a social place to live in a well-connected area of North London.

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Room types and prices

Prices and sizes 2025/26

Tenancy length: 41 weeks.

All rooms at Sketch House are ensuite.

Studios include an ensuite and kitchenette.

  • Standard room pricing: £302.50 per week, £12,402.50 in total.
  • Standard room size: Between 12 and 14 metres squared, with three-quarter size beds.
  • Large room pricing: £306.40 per week, £12,566.50 in total.
  • Large room size: Between 13 and 16 metres squared, with three-quarter size beds.

Tenancy length: 50 weeks.

  • Standard room pricing: £287.50 per week, £14,375 in total.
  • Standard room size: Between 12 and 14 metres squared, with three-quarter size beds.
  • Large room pricing: £289 per week, £14,450 in total.
  • Large room size: Between 13 and 16 metres squared, with three-quarter size beds.
  • Premium room pricing: £293.50 per week, £14,675 in total.
  • Premium room size: Between 12 and 18 metres squared, with three-quarter size beds.
  • Studio pricing: £354.50 per week, £17,725 in total.
  • Studio size: Between 18 and 30 metres squared, with double beds.
  • Studios (mobility adaptable) pricing: £287.50 per week, £14,375 in total.
  • Studios (mobility adaptable) size: Between 22 and 28 metres squared, with double beds.

Prices and sizes 2026/27

Tenancy length: 50 weeks.

All rooms at Sketch House are ensuite.

Studios include an ensuite and kitchenette.

  • Standard room pricing: £298.50 per week, £14,925 in total.
  • Standard room size: Between 12 and 14 metres squared, with three-quarter size beds.
  • Large room pricing: £300.50 per week, £15,025 in total.
  • Large room size: Between 13 and 16 metres squared, with three-quarter size beds.
  • Premium room pricing: £305 per week, £15,250 in total.
  • Premium room size: Between 12 and 18 metres squared, with three-quarter size beds.
  • Studio pricing: £368.50 per week, £18,425 in total.
  • Studio size: Between 18 and 30 metres squared, with double beds.
  • Studios (mobility adaptable) pricing: £299 per week, £14,950 in total.
  • Studios (mobility adaptable) size: Between 22 and 28 metres squared, with double beds.

Study Abroad and Incoming Exchange students 2026/27

Tenancies for Study Abroad and Incoming Exchange students have fixed contract dates, and room prices are different from our standard full-year tenancies. You'll have the option to pay your rent in full or choose a termly payment plan when accepting your room offer.

All rooms at Sketch House are ensuite.

  • Standard room pricing: £350.50 per week.
  • Standard room size: Between 12 and 14 metres squared with three-quarter size beds.
  • Large room pricing: £353 per week.
  • Large room size: Between 13 and 16 metres squared with three-quarter size beds.

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Room improvement works for 2026/27

From July 2026 to August 2027 there will be renovation works taking place at Sketch House, to refresh and improve all rooms and shared areas as part of our routine improvement programme.

Our aim is to keep any disruption to our residents at a minimum. Further information about the works schedule will be provided in the next couple of months.

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Photos of Sketch House

All images in our photo gallery, including those seen in the films, floor plan illustrations and virtual tours, are for guidance only. Our individual studios, bedrooms, kitchens, and communal area layouts vary considerably and may not look exactly as shown in the images.

  • A studio room at Sketch House featuring a double bed with orange and black decorative cushions, a built-in shelf adorned with leafy green plants, books, and a mirror. The reflection in a full-length mirror shows a desk, chair, and the door to the ensuite bathroom.
    Studio | Image courtesy of UAL
  • Shared kitchen space at Sketch House featuring a large dining table with eight chairs, set beside floor-to-ceiling windows offering views of nearby rooftops and scaffolding. A green sofa with a decorative cushion in the foreground adds a cozy touch to the room.
    Shared kitchen | Image courtesy of UAL
  • View of Sketch House's large courtyard featuring artificial turf and seating areas, surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows.
    Courtyard | Image courtesy of UAL
  • A large room at Sketch House featuring a 3/4 bed with multicoloured bedding, a built-in shelf, a large desk with a pinboard, additional built-in shelving, and a swivel chair.
    Large room
  • View of the large common room at Sketch House, featuring a blackboard-painted room divider, a long central table with stools on either side resembling a bar, a pool table, a foosball table, a ping pong table, a student mural on the wall, and separate seating areas around the room.
    Common room | Image courtesy of UAL
  • A blank blackboard painted wall in the common room, with students artwork materials on the worktop desk.
    Common room | Image courtesy of UAL
  • View of a shared kitchen in Sketch House, showing counter worktops, a pin board above a large dinning table and off to the side a sofa seating area.
    Shared kitchen | Image courtesy of UAL
  • Standard room view of 3/4 bed, with full length mirror and entry to the ensuite, showing shower, large mirror, sink and toilet.
    Standard room
  • Shared kitchen cooking area showing two ovens, two microwaves, two sets of 4 hob rings, two extractor fans and two kitchen islands.
    Shared kitchen | Image courtesy of UAL
  • Common room showing desks with some design stationary, and seating area around the wall mounted screen, there is decorative framed art on the teal wall and a dining or meeting booth in the corner
    Common room | Image courtesy of UAL

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Building management

Sketch House is managed by UAL, operated in collaboration with its owner, Fresh Student Living.

This hall is signed up to the ANUK code of practice (opens in a new tab).

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Application process accessibility

Accommodation applications are made through our platform, Kinetics. Some parts of the system may not be fully accessible to all students.

Read our Kinetics accessibility statement

If you need help with your application, email us at accomdisability@arts.ac.uk.