Boroughly · Universities

Best areas to live for university students

Choosing the university is the easy part. These guides rank the neighbourhoods around each campus by what a room actually costs, how long the journey in takes, and how you get home after midnight.

London

BPPBPP University · London Central (Holborn) · 12 areas rankedBirkbeckBirkbeck, University of London · Bloomsbury Campus · 12 areas rankedBrunelBrunel University of London · Uxbridge Campus · 12 areas rankedCity St George’sCity St George’s, University of London · City Campus · 12 areas rankedCourtauldCourtauld Institute of Art · Vernon Square Campus · 12 areas rankedGoldsmithsGoldsmiths, University of London · New Cross · 12 areas rankedGuildhallGuildhall School of Music & Drama · Barbican Campus · 12 areas rankedImperialImperial College London · South Kensington Campus · 12 areas rankedKing'sKing's College London · Strand Campus · 12 areas rankedKingstonKingston University · Penrhyn Road Campus · 12 areas rankedLBSLondon Business School · Regent’s Park Campus · 12 areas rankedLondon MetLondon Metropolitan University · Holloway Campus · 12 areas rankedLSELondon School of Economics and Political Science · Houghton Street · 12 areas rankedLSHTMLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Keppel Street Campus · 12 areas rankedLSBULondon South Bank University · Southwark Campus · 12 areas rankedMiddlesexMiddlesex University · Hendon Campus · 12 areas rankedNortheastern LondonNortheastern University London · Devon House · 12 areas rankedQueen MaryQueen Mary University of London · Mile End Campus · 12 areas rankedRADARADA · Malet Street · 12 areas rankedRavensbourneRavensbourne University London · North Greenwich Campus · 12 areas rankedRegent'sRegent's University London · Regent's Park · 12 areas rankedRAMRoyal Academy of Music · Marylebone Road · 12 areas rankedRCARoyal College of Art · Kensington Campus · 12 areas rankedRVCRoyal Veterinary College · Camden Campus · 12 areas rankedSOASSOAS University of London · Russell Square Campus · 12 areas rankedSt Mary’sSt Mary’s University, Twickenham · Strawberry Hill Campus · 12 areas rankedUniversity of LawThe University of Law (London) · London Bloomsbury · 12 areas rankedTrinity LabanTrinity Laban Conservatoire · King Charles Court, Greenwich · 12 areas rankedUCLUniversity College London (UCL) · Bloomsbury Campus · 12 areas rankedUELUniversity of East London · Docklands Campus · 12 areas rankedGreenwichUniversity of Greenwich · Greenwich Campus · 12 areas rankedULHSUniversity of London Housing Services · Senate House · 12 areas rankedRoehamptonUniversity of Roehampton · Roehampton Campus · 12 areas rankedUWLUniversity of West London · St Mary’s Road Campus · 12 areas rankedWestminsterUniversity of Westminster · Regent Street · 12 areas rankedUALUniversity of the Arts London · Central Saint Martins, King's Cross · 12 areas ranked

Manchester

Manchester MetManchester Metropolitan University · All Saints Campus · 12 areas rankedManchesterThe University of Manchester · Oxford Road campus · 12 areas ranked

Bristol

BristolUniversity of Bristol · Clifton campus · 12 areas rankedUWE BristolUniversity of the West of England (UWE Bristol) · Frenchay Campus · 12 areas ranked

How these pages work

Each page starts from the university's own published campus address, then ranks the Boroughly areas within reach of it. Room and studio rents are estimates for comparing areas against each other, not live quotes. Where commute data is available it is a door-to-door public transport journey for a weekday morning arrival.

None of this replaces your university's accommodation service. Most run free contract checks and approved-landlord lists, and they are worth using before you sign anything.