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=== Student housing ===
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LSE owns or operates 10 halls of residence in and around central London and there are also two halls owned by urbanest and five intercollegiate halls (shared with other constituent colleges of the [[University of London]]) within a 3-mile radius of the school, for a total of over 4,000 places.<ref name="Accommodation">{{cite web|title=Student accommodation|url=https://www.lse.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation|access-date=1 June 2021|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521083804/https://www.lse.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation|url-status=live}}</ref> Most residences take both undergraduates and postgraduates, although Carr-Saunders Hall and Passfield Hall are undergraduate only, and Butler's Wharf Residence, Grosvenor House and Lillian Knowles House are reserved for postgraduates. Sidney Webb House, managed by [[Unite Students]], takes postgraduates and continuing students.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Sidney Webb House|url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/halls/sidney-webb-house/home.aspx|website=London School of Economics|access-date=11 August 2019|archive-date=10 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710221739/https://www.lse.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/halls/sidney-webb-house|url-status=live}}</ref> There are also flats available on Anson and Carleton roads, which are reserved for students with children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/lifeAtLSE/accommodation/forStudents/residentialHalls/residentialHomepage.aspx|title=Residential halls at a glance|access-date=16 January 2017|archive-date=4 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204030107/http://www.lse.ac.uk/lifeAtLSE/accommodation/forStudents/residentialHalls/residentialHomepage.aspx/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The school guarantees accommodation for all first-year undergraduate students and many of the school's larger postgraduate population are also catered for, with some specific residences available for postgraduate living.<ref name=AccommodationAllocation>{{cite web|url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/lifeAtLSE/accommodation/forStudents/allocation/allocation.aspx|title=After you have applied for accommodation|access-date=16 January 2017|archive-date=9 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109102614/http://www.lse.ac.uk/lifeAtLSE/accommodation/forStudents/allocation/allocation.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Whilst none of the residences are located at the Aldwych campus, the closest, Grosvenor House is within a five-minute walk from the school in [[Covent Garden]], whilst the farthest residences (Nutford and [[Butler's Wharf]]) are approximately forty-five minutes by [[London Underground|Tube]] or [[London Buses|Bus]].

Each residence accommodates a mixture of students both home and international, male and female, and, usually, undergraduate and postgraduate. New undergraduate students (including [[the General Course|General Course]] students) occupy approximately 55% of all spaces, with postgraduates taking approximately 40% and continuing students about 5% of places.<ref name=AccommodationAllocation/>

The largest LSE student residence, Bankside House, a refurbished early 1950s office block and former headquarters of the [[Central Electricity Generating Board]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 January 2012|title=LSE granted planning permission for Bankside House redevelopment – 2012 – Around LSE archives – Around LSE – News and media – Website archive – Home|url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/website-archive/newsAndMedia/aroundLSE/archives/2012/bankside.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011133451/http://www.lse.ac.uk/website-archive/newsAndMedia/aroundLSE/archives/2012/bankside.aspx|archive-date=11 October 2018|publisher=London School of Economics}}</ref> opened to students in 1996 and is fully catered, accommodating 617 students across eight floors overlooking the River Thames. It is located behind the [[Tate Modern]] art gallery on the south bank of the river.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bankside House|url=https://www.lse.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/halls/bankside-house|access-date=1 June 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215633/https://www.lse.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/halls/bankside-house|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/5165 |title=LSE plans expansion of Bankside House student residence |work=london-se1.co.uk |date=21 March 2011 |access-date=6 April 2017 |archive-date=7 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054413/http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/5165 |url-status=live }}</ref> The second-largest residence, the High Holborn Residence in [[High Holborn]], was opened in 1995 and is approximately 10 minutes walk from the main campus. It is self-catering, accommodating 447 students in flats of four our five bedrooms with shared facilities.<ref>{{cite web|title=High Holborn Residence|url=https://www.lse.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/halls/high-holborn-residence|access-date=1 June 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215743/https://www.lse.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/halls/high-holborn-residence|url-status=live}}</ref>