Where is Kingston University?

Penrhyn Road Campus is at Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE.

What is the cheapest area to live near Kingston University?

Of the areas Boroughly covers near Penrhyn Road Campus, Feltham has the lowest estimated monthly room rent at around £750. The cheapest rent is not always the cheapest option once travel is included.

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Best areas to live for Kingston University students

In short: Kingston University’s Penrhyn Road campus is close to Kingston town centre and is the main student hub for university life. Across the 12 areas below, an estimated room runs from about £750 a month in Feltham to £1,250 in Richmond.

Campus

Penrhyn Road Campus

Postcode

KT1 2EE

Areas ranked

Cheapest room

Feltham · £750

Where the campus actually is

Penrhyn Road Campus · Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE

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12 areas ranked by what a room costs

Cheapest first. These are the Boroughly areas within reach of Penrhyn Road 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	FelthamHounslow · 8.9 km from campus	£750^†	£1,100^†	50 min	South Western Railway → bus 406	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
2	HounslowHounslow · 8.2 km from campus	£775^†	£1,150^†	53 min	bus 281 → South Western Railway → bus 71	Piccadilly line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
3	SuttonSutton · 8.8 km from campus	£775^†	£1,150^†	58 min	bus 213 → South Western Railway → bus K2	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
4	CarshaltonSutton · 10.2 km from campus	£775^†	£1,150^†	56 min	Southern → Tramway Tram → South Western Railway	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
5	Worcester ParkSutton · 4.9 km from campus	£825^†	£1,225^†	44 min	bus 213 → South Western Railway → bus 71	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
6	New MaldenKingston · 3.3 km from campus	£875^†	£1,300^†	28 min	9 min walk → South Western Railway → bus 71	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
7	SurbitonKingston · 1.0 km from campus	£900^†	£1,325^†	9 min	bus 71	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
8	KingstonKingston · 1.0 km from campus	£925^†	£1,375^†	10 min	bus 281	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
9	Raynes ParkMerton · 5.1 km from campus	£950^†	£1,400^†	23 min	South Western Railway → bus 71	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
10	TwickenhamRichmond · 5.1 km from campus	£1,050^†	£1,525^†	37 min	11 min walk → South Western Railway → bus 406	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
11	TeddingtonRichmond · 3.3 km from campus	£1,075^†	£1,550^†	22 min	South Western Railway → bus 71	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
12	RichmondRichmond · 6.4 km from campus	£1,250^†	£1,825^†	36 min	bus 65 → bus K1 → bus K3	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.

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 Penrhyn Road Campus. That does not make them bad places to live — it means the headline rent is not the number to compare.

SuttonA room is about £775 a month, which puts it among the cheaper options here. The journey is 58 minutes each way, against 9 minutes from Surbiton. Over a teaching year that difference is roughly 245 hours, before you add the fare for the extra distance.
CarshaltonA room is about £775 a month, which puts it among the cheaper options here. The journey is 56 minutes each way, against 9 minutes from Surbiton. Over a teaching year that difference is roughly 235 hours, before you add the fare for the extra distance.
HounslowA room is about £775 a month, which puts it among the cheaper options here. The journey is 53 minutes each way, against 9 minutes from Surbiton. Over a teaching year that difference is roughly 220 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:

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