Boroughly · Universities · City St George’s, University of London
London · City Campus
In short: City St George’s brings together City, University of London and St George’s, University of London, with its City campus in Clerkenwell. Across the 12 areas below, an estimated room runs from about £1,000 a month in Peckham to £1,600 in Marylebone.
City Campus · Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB
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Check your site before you sign. City St George’s also teaches from Tooting (St George's) (SW17 0RE). This page ranks areas around City Campus. If your department is elsewhere, the answer changes.
Cheapest first. These are the Boroughly areas within reach of City Campus, with a per-room rate for a shared house and a self-contained studio rate for each.
| # | Area | Roomper month | Studioper month | To campusdoor to door | Route | Late nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PeckhamSouthwark · 6.5 km from campus | £1,000† | £1,450† | 48 min | bus 63 → Thameslink → 18 min walk | Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away. |
| 2 | ClaptonHackney · 5.0 km from campus | £1,025† | £1,475† | 42 min | Weaver → Metropolitan line → bus 56 | Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away. |
| 3 | BowTower Hamlets · 5.8 km from campus | £1,025† | £1,475† | 44 min | 15 min walk → District line → Elizabeth line | Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away. |
| 4 | CamberwellSouthwark · 6.0 km from campus | £1,025† | £1,475† | 43 min | bus 35 → Thameslink → bus 341 | Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away. |
| 5 | WhitechapelTower Hamlets · 3.0 km from campus | £1,075† | £1,550† | 25 min | Elizabeth line → bus 56 | Windrush line Overground night service (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 6 | Bethnal GreenTower Hamlets · 2.8 km from campus | £1,100† | £1,600† | 37 min | bus D3 → Central line → Circle line | Central line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 7 | DalstonHackney · 2.8 km from campus | £1,125† | £1,625† | 26 min | bus 56 | Windrush line Overground night service (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 8 | HighburyIslington · 2.7 km from campus | £1,200† | £1,750† | 31 min | 14 min walk → bus 19 → 8 min walk | Victoria line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); Windrush line Overground night service (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 9 | Kentish TownCamden · 3.5 km from campus | £1,200† | £1,750† | 31 min | Northern line → 14 min walk | Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 10 | IslingtonIslington · 0.9 km from campus | £1,250† | £1,825† | 12 min | bus 4 | Victoria and Piccadilly line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 11 | CamdenCamden · 3.0 km from campus | £1,275† | £1,850† | 33 min | 12 min walk → Northern line → 14 min walk | Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 12 | MaryleboneWestminster · 3.5 km from campus | £1,600† | £2,350† | 37 min | 14 min walk → Metropolitan line → bus 56 | Jubilee and Central line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
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 City Campus. That does not make them bad places to live — it means the headline rent is not the number to compare.
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.
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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.
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Check City St George’s's own campus and accommodation information · City Students' Union usually runs a housing advice service too.