Raymont Hall is part of the Goldsmiths Student Village, located in Brockley in south-east London and managed by Campus Living Villages. Rents run from £237.00 to £404.50 per week depending on room type. It is a 20-minute walk to the Goldsmiths campus in New Cross, and five minutes to Brockley station.
It houses both undergraduates and postgraduates, making it different in feel from most first-year halls and a popular choice for student accommodation in East London.
Where exactly is Raymont Hall?
Brockley, in the London Borough of Lewisham, Zone 2. The hall sits in a leafy conservation area, which is genuinely unusual for London student accommodation and is the thing residents mention first.
The distances that matter:
| Destination | How long |
| Goldsmiths campus, New Cross | 20 minutes' walk |
| Brockley Overground station | 5 minutes' walk |
| Hilly Fields Park | A few minutes' walk |
| Central London | Around 15 minutes by train |
Goldsmiths' own pages state 20 minutes to campus; some third-party listings say 15. Assume 20 and treat anything faster as a bonus. There is also a bus if you would rather not walk it in February.
Brockley station is on the London Overground and the Southern network, which gives you Shoreditch, Canada Water and London Bridge without much effort.
What is the Goldsmiths Student Village?
Raymont Hall is one part of it. Goldsmiths' halls portfolio includes on-campus and near-campus options in New Cross, such as Surrey House and Loring Hall, plus Raymont Hall a little further out in Brockley.
The distinction worth understanding: New Cross halls put you a five-minute walk from lectures in a busier, more urban setting. Raymont Hall puts you twenty minutes out in a quieter residential area with a garden.
Raymont Hall is managed by Campus Living Villages rather than directly by the university. Halls run by private providers are signed up to the National Code of Standards for Larger Developments, which gives you a complaints route beyond the management company itself. Worth knowing exists.
What rooms are available and what do they cost?
Rent ranges from £237.00 to £404.50 per week depending on room type. That is a wide spread and it reflects a genuine difference in what you get.
The accommodation is split across four buildings, three of which offer self-contained flats. Room options include:
- En-suite rooms in various sizes, including a newer area with refurbished rooms
- Studio, self-contained with a private kitchen
Most residents are in en-suite rooms with a shared kitchen. The studio is the top of the price range and there is only one, so do not plan around getting it.
Your shared kitchen includes a cooker, freezer, kettle, microwave, iron and ironing board. If you are in the studio you have your own kitchen.
A note on those prices: £237 per week is expensive by national standards and unremarkable by London standards. For context, that is broadly double what a room in Sheffield or Kingston costs. If you are choosing between universities on cost, London accommodation is the line item that decides it.
What facilities does Raymont Hall have?
- Common room and a separate study room
- Large outdoor garden with recreational space
- On-site laundry
- Bike storage
- 24/7 staff presence
- Contents insurance included
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rent, bills and furniture included
- Free resident events
The garden is the differentiator. Outdoor space at a London hall is rare, and residents consistently rate it as one of the best things about living there, alongside the staff.
Who lives at Raymont Hall?
Undergraduates, PGCE students and postgraduates, which is a broader mix than most halls. Goldsmiths says it tries to house you with students at a similar stage, so postgraduates are generally grouped together in a dedicated area rather than scattered among first years.
The resident body is notably international and spans a wide range of degree programmes. If you want a hall where everyone is on the same course doing the same first year, this is not it. If you would rather not live in a single-cohort bubble, it is a point in its favour.
Is Brockley a good place to be a student?
Yes, with one caveat.
The positives are real: quirky cafés, classic pubs, good independent bars, Hilly Fields Park on the doorstep, and a genuine neighbourhood feel that most London student areas lack. Brockley has been a well-regarded part of south-east London for years and it is pleasant to live in rather than merely convenient.
The caveat is that it is quiet, and it is twenty minutes from your campus. If your social life is centred on the Students' Union and you want to fall out of a bar into your building, New Cross halls suit you better. Raymont Hall suits people who want somewhere to come home to.
There is a Sainsbury's Local about five minutes away for everyday shopping.
How does it compare with Goldsmiths' other halls?
| Raymont Hall | New Cross halls |
| Walk to campus 20 minutes | 5 minutes |
| Setting Leafy conservation area | Urban, busier |
| Outdoor space Large garden | Limited |
| Who lives there UG, PGCE and PG mix | Varies by hall |
| Managed by Campus Living Villages | Varies |
Neither is objectively better. The question is whether you would rather spend twenty minutes walking each day in exchange for a quieter, greener place to live, or save the walk and accept a more urban setting.
Students who care most about sleep, study space and having somewhere calm to retreat to tend to prefer Raymont Hall. Students who prioritise being at the centre of things tend not to.
What do residents actually say?
The setting and the staff come up most often as positives, along with the garden and the sense that Brockley is a nice place to live rather than just somewhere to sleep.
As with any large hall, experiences vary by flat and by who you end up living with, which is the variable nobody can control for. If you are choosing between halls on reviews alone, weight recent ones heavily; management companies and buildings both change.
FAQs
Where is Raymont Hall?
Brockley, in south-east London, Zone 2. It is part of the Goldsmiths Student Village and about five minutes' walk from Brockley Overground station.
Q: How much is Raymont Hall?
A: Rent ranges from £237.00 to £404.50 per week depending on room type, with en-suite rooms at the lower end and the self-contained studio at the top.
Q: How far is Raymont Hall from Goldsmiths?
A: Around 20 minutes on foot according to Goldsmiths, or a short bus ride. Some third-party listings quote 15 minutes.
Q: Who manages Raymont Hall?
A: Campus Living Villages, on behalf of Goldsmiths, University of London. It is signed up to the National Code of Standards for Larger Developments.
Q: Is Raymont Hall en-suite?
A: Most rooms are en-suite with a shared kitchen. There is also one self-contained studio with its own private kitchen.
Q: Can postgraduates live at Raymont Hall?
A: Yes. Raymont Hall houses undergraduates, PGCE students and postgraduates, with postgraduates generally grouped in a dedicated area.
Q: Are bills included at Raymont Hall?
A: Yes. Rent, bills, furniture, contents insurance and Wi-Fi are all included.
