Where is Birkbeck, University of London?

Bloomsbury Campus is at Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7HX.

What is the cheapest area to live near Birkbeck, University of London?

Of the areas Boroughly covers near Bloomsbury Campus, Camberwell has the lowest estimated monthly room rent at around £1,025. The cheapest rent is not always the cheapest option once travel is included.

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Best areas to live for Birkbeck, University of London students

In short: Birkbeck is based on Malet Street in Bloomsbury, alongside several major London universities and cultural institutions. Across the 12 areas below, an estimated room runs from about £1,025 a month in Camberwell to £1,600 in Marylebone.

Campus

Bloomsbury Campus

Postcode

WC1E 7HX

Areas ranked

Cheapest room

Camberwell · £1,025

Where the campus actually is

Bloomsbury Campus · Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7HX

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12 areas ranked by what a room costs

Cheapest first. These are the Boroughly areas within reach of Bloomsbury Campus, with a per-room rate for a shared house and a self-contained studio rate for each.

Areas near campus ranked by monthly room rent, cheapest first
#	Area	Roomper month	Studioper month	To campusdoor to door	Route	Late nights
1	CamberwellSouthwark · 5.9 km from campus	£1,025^†	£1,475^†	45 min	bus 436 → Northern line → 15 min walk	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
2	Finsbury ParkIslington/Haringey · 5.0 km from campus	£1,050^†	£1,525^†	30 min	Victoria line → 18 min walk	Victoria and Piccadilly line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
3	KilburnBrent/Camden · 5.2 km from campus	£1,050^†	£1,525^†	37 min	Jubilee line → Metropolitan line → 14 min walk	Jubilee line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
4	Crouch EndHaringey · 6.4 km from campus	£1,050^†	£1,525^†	47 min	bus 41 → Northern line → 15 min walk	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
5	Elephant & CastleSouthwark · 3.7 km from campus	£1,125^†	£1,625^†	37 min	8 min walk → Bakerloo line → Northern line	Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
6	Kentish TownCamden · 3.2 km from campus	£1,200^†	£1,750^†	30 min	Northern line → 15 min walk	Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
7	IslingtonIslington · 2.5 km from campus	£1,250^†	£1,825^†	30 min	bus 73 → 9 min walk	Victoria and Piccadilly line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
8	CamdenCamden · 2.1 km from campus	£1,275^†	£1,850^†	24 min	bus 29 → 9 min walk	Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
9	PaddingtonWestminster · 3.2 km from campus	£1,350^†	£1,975^†	32 min	District line → Hammersmith & City line → 14 min walk	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
10	PimlicoWestminster · 3.7 km from campus	£1,350^†	£1,975^†	33 min	Victoria line → 19 min walk	Victoria line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
11	St John's WoodWestminster · 3.3 km from campus	£1,450^†	£2,125^†	32 min	Jubilee line → Metropolitan line → 14 min walk	Jubilee line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
12	MaryleboneWestminster · 1.5 km from campus	£1,600^†	£2,350^†	24 min	8 min walk → bus 205 → 12 min walk	Jubilee and Central line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night

Three areas that look cheap and usually aren't

These areas advertise some of the lowest rents on the list. Once the journey is counted, they stop being the cheap option for someone at Bloomsbury Campus. That does not make them bad places to live — it means the headline rent is not the number to compare.

Crouch EndA room is about £1,050 a month, which puts it among the cheaper options here. The journey is 47 minutes each way, against 24 minutes from Camden. Over a teaching year that difference is roughly 115 hours, before you add the fare for the extra distance.
CamberwellA room is about £1,025 a month, which puts it among the cheaper options here. The journey is 45 minutes each way, against 24 minutes from Camden. Over a teaching year that difference is roughly 105 hours, before you add the fare for the extra distance.

Compare these areas side by side

The table above ranks on rent alone. Every area links to a full Boroughly guide with all seven life scores — safety, schools, green space, transport, diversity, LGBTQ+ friendliness and buzz — so you can see what the cheaper rent is costing you.

Head-to-head comparisons covering areas on this list:

Kentish Town vs Camden

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What to weigh up before you commit

The cheapest postcode is rarely the cheapest option overall. Add the travel cost to the rent before comparing anything, then add the time: an extra 20 minutes each way is roughly 130 hours over a teaching year. A more expensive room that removes that journey can be the better deal even in cash terms.

Check the route at the hour you will actually travel. Something that takes 25 minutes at midday can take 40 in the morning peak, and an evening lab or a late rehearsal puts you on a very different network. If you will be coming home after midnight, read the late-night column before the rent column.

Then look at what a viewing will not tell you. Boroughly's area guides score every one of these neighbourhoods on safety, green space, amenities and transport, using the same method as the rest of the site.

How these numbers were worked out

Areas are the Boroughly areas nearest the campus postcode, then filtered to those with rent data and ranked cheapest first.
Rent marked † figures are modelled from Boroughly's two-bedroom estimate for the same area, not observed listings. Use them to compare areas against each other, not as a quote. Two-bed figures come from the same dataset as the rest of the site.
Commute is a door-to-door public transport journey from the centre of each area to the campus postcode, requested from Transport for London's journey planner for a weekday arrival at 09:00. Your own door will differ by a few minutes.
Late nights: Night Tube and night Overground run Friday and Saturday only. Night buses run every night across London. Check TfL before relying on any of it.
All of this is a comparison aid. Before signing anything, use your university's accommodation service — most run free contract checks and approved-landlord lists.

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Check Birkbeck's own campus and accommodation information · Birkbeck Students' Union usually runs a housing advice service too.