Where is London South Bank University?

Southwark Campus is at 103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA.

What is the cheapest area to live near London South Bank University?

Of the areas Boroughly covers near Southwark Campus, New Cross has the lowest estimated monthly room rent at around £925. The cheapest rent is not always the cheapest option once travel is included.

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Best areas to live for London South Bank University students

In short: LSBU sits between Elephant & Castle and Borough, which puts a large slice of south London within a half-hour journey. That gives students more genuinely affordable options than most central London institutions. Across the 12 areas below, an estimated room runs from about £925 a month in New Cross to £1,350 in Pimlico.

Campus

Southwark Campus

Postcode

SE1 0AA

Areas ranked

Cheapest room

New Cross · £925

Where the campus actually is

Southwark Campus · 103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA

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12 areas ranked by what a room costs

Cheapest first. These are the Boroughly areas within reach of Southwark 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	New CrossLewisham · 5.2 km from campus	£925^†	£1,375^†	34 min	bus BL1 → 9 min walk	Windrush line Overground night service (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
2	BrockleyLewisham · 5.9 km from campus	£925^†	£1,375^†	39 min	bus 172 → Thameslink → 12 min walk	Windrush line Overground night service (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
3	DeptfordLewisham · 5.7 km from campus	£950^†	£1,400^†	34 min	Southeastern → 9 min walk → bus 133	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
4	PeckhamSouthwark · 3.6 km from campus	£1,000^†	£1,450^†	29 min	bus 63 → 9 min walk	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
5	CamberwellSouthwark · 2.8 km from campus	£1,025^†	£1,475^†	27 min	bus 171 → 9 min walk	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
6	East DulwichSouthwark · 4.4 km from campus	£1,025^†	£1,475^†	35 min	bus 40 → Thameslink → 12 min walk	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
7	WhitechapelTower Hamlets · 3.6 km from campus	£1,075^†	£1,550^†	34 min	District line → bus 344	Windrush line Overground night service (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
8	Elephant & CastleSouthwark · 0.5 km from campus	£1,125^†	£1,625^†	10 min	10 min walk	Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
9	KenningtonLambeth · 1.2 km from campus	£1,125^†	£1,625^†	15 min	bus 333	Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
10	VauxhallLambeth · 2.0 km from campus	£1,150^†	£1,675^†	22 min	bus 196	Victoria line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
11	BermondseySouthwark · 2.4 km from campus	£1,150^†	£1,675^†	27 min	bus 1 → 9 min walk	Jubilee line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); Windrush line Overground night service (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
12	PimlicoWestminster · 2.5 km from campus	£1,350^†	£1,975^†	33 min	Victoria line → Northern line → 14 min walk	Victoria line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night

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