Where is University of Greenwich?

Greenwich Campus is at Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9LS.

What is the cheapest area to live near University of Greenwich?

Of the areas Boroughly covers near Greenwich Campus, Eltham has the lowest estimated monthly room rent at around £775. The cheapest rent is not always the cheapest option once travel is included.

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Best areas to live for University of Greenwich students

In short: Greenwich Campus sits in the historic Old Royal Naval College beside Greenwich Park and the Thames. Across the 12 areas below, an estimated room runs from about £775 a month in Eltham to £1,250 in Canary Wharf.

Campus

Greenwich Campus

Postcode

SE10 9LS

Areas ranked

Cheapest room

Eltham · £775

Where the campus actually is

Greenwich Campus · Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9LS

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Check your site before you sign. Greenwich also teaches from Avery Hill (SE9 2PQ). This page ranks areas around Greenwich Campus. If your department is elsewhere, the answer changes.

12 areas ranked by what a room costs

Cheapest first. These are the Boroughly areas within reach of Greenwich 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	ElthamGreenwich · 5.4 km from campus	£775^†	£1,150^†	45 min	bus 286	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
2	WoolwichGreenwich · 4.7 km from campus	£800^†	£1,175^†	30 min	bus 53 → Thameslink → 14 min walk	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
3	PlaistowNewham · 5.4 km from campus	£800^†	£1,175^†	40 min	District line → Jubilee line → bus 188	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
4	East HamNewham · 6.7 km from campus	£800^†	£1,175^†	52 min	bus 304 → Hammersmith & City line → Jubilee line	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
5	LewishamLewisham · 2.5 km from campus	£875^†	£1,300^†	23 min	bus 129	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
6	Canning TownNewham · 3.4 km from campus	£900^†	£1,325^†	33 min	8 min walk → Jubilee line → bus 188	Jubilee line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
7	New CrossLewisham · 2.4 km from campus	£925^†	£1,375^†	21 min	bus 177	Windrush line Overground night service (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
8	BrockleyLewisham · 3.2 km from campus	£925^†	£1,375^†	34 min	Southern → bus 177	Windrush line Overground night service (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
9	GreenwichGreenwich · 0.5 km from campus	£950^†	£1,400^†	10 min	10 min walk	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
10	DeptfordLewisham · 1.6 km from campus	£950^†	£1,400^†	21 min	bus 188	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
11	BlackheathLewisham/Greenwich · 2.2 km from campus	£1,025^†	£1,475^†	35 min	35 min walk	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
12	Canary WharfTower Hamlets · 2.5 km from campus	£1,250^†	£1,825^†	27 min	DLR → 13 min walk	Jubilee 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 Greenwich Campus. That does not make them bad places to live — it means the headline rent is not the number to compare.

East HamA room is about £800 a month, which puts it among the cheaper options here. The journey is 52 minutes each way, against 10 minutes from Greenwich. Over a teaching year that difference is roughly 210 hours, before you add the fare for the extra distance.
ElthamA room is about £775 a month, which puts it among the cheaper options here. The journey is 45 minutes each way, against 10 minutes from Greenwich. Over a teaching year that difference is roughly 175 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.

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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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See all university guides or open the Boroughly map and build your own shortlist.

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