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London · Strand Campus
In short: King's Strand Campus is right in central London, beside Somerset House and within walking distance of Covent Garden, Waterloo and the City. Across the 12 areas below, an estimated room runs from about £1,000 a month in Peckham to £1,600 in Marylebone.
Strand Campus · Strand, London WC2R 2LS
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Check your site before you sign. King's also teaches from Guy's Campus (SE1 9RT), Denmark Hill (SE5 9RS). This page ranks areas around Strand Campus. If your department is elsewhere, the answer changes.
Cheapest first. These are the Boroughly areas within reach of Strand 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 · 5.3 km from campus | £1,000† | £1,450† | 42 min | bus 63 → bus 1 | Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away. |
| 2 | CamberwellSouthwark · 4.5 km from campus | £1,025† | £1,475† | 38 min | bus 68 | Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away. |
| 3 | East DulwichSouthwark · 6.1 km from campus | £1,025† | £1,475† | 47 min | Southern → Jubilee line → bus 176 | Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away. |
| 4 | BrixtonLambeth · 5.5 km from campus | £1,050† | £1,525† | 36 min | Victoria line → Circle line → 11 min walk | Victoria line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 5 | WhitechapelTower Hamlets · 3.9 km from campus | £1,075† | £1,550† | 28 min | District line → 11 min walk | Windrush line Overground night service (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 6 | Elephant & CastleSouthwark · 2.3 km from campus | £1,125† | £1,625† | 23 min | bus 1 | Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 7 | KenningtonLambeth · 2.7 km from campus | £1,125† | £1,625† | 26 min | Northern line → bus 139 | Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 8 | VauxhallLambeth · 2.9 km from campus | £1,150† | £1,675† | 25 min | South Western Railway → bus 243 | Victoria line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 9 | IslingtonIslington · 2.9 km from campus | £1,250† | £1,825† | 35 min | bus 341 | Victoria and Piccadilly line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 10 | CamdenCamden · 3.6 km from campus | £1,275† | £1,850† | 35 min | 12 min walk → Northern line → 8 min walk | Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 11 | PimlicoWestminster · 2.8 km from campus | £1,350† | £1,975† | 29 min | Victoria line → Circle line → 11 min walk | Victoria line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night |
| 12 | MaryleboneWestminster · 2.6 km from campus | £1,600† | £2,350† | 30 min | bus 139 | 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 Strand 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.
Head-to-head comparisons covering areas on this list:
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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.
See all university guides or open the Boroughly map and build your own shortlist.
Check King's's own campus and accommodation information · KCLSU usually runs a housing advice service too.