Where is London School of Economics and Political Science?

Houghton Street is at Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE.

What is the cheapest area to live near London School of Economics and Political Science?

Of the areas Boroughly covers near Houghton Street, Peckham has the lowest estimated monthly room rent at around £1,000. The cheapest rent is not always the cheapest option once travel is included.

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Best areas to live for London School of Economics and Political Science students

In short: LSE is embedded in central London rather than sitting in a self-contained campus, which makes location a big part of the student experience. Across the 12 areas below, an estimated room runs from about £1,000 a month in Peckham to £1,600 in Marylebone.

Campus

Houghton Street

Postcode

WC2A 2AE

Areas ranked

Cheapest room

Peckham · £1,000

Where the campus actually is

Houghton Street · Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

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12 areas ranked by what a room costs

Cheapest first. These are the Boroughly areas within reach of Houghton Street, 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	PeckhamSouthwark · 5.6 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 · 4.8 km from campus	£1,025^†	£1,475^†	37 min	bus 68	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
3	East DulwichSouthwark · 6.4 km from campus	£1,025^†	£1,475^†	47 min	Southern → Jubilee line → bus SL6	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
4	Finsbury ParkIslington/Haringey · 5.7 km from campus	£1,050^†	£1,525^†	35 min	Thameslink → bus 76	Victoria and Piccadilly 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 · 2.5 km from campus	£1,125^†	£1,625^†	22 min	bus 68	Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
7	KenningtonLambeth · 3.0 km from campus	£1,125^†	£1,625^†	26 min	Northern line → bus 59	Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
8	VauxhallLambeth · 3.1 km from campus	£1,150^†	£1,675^†	25 min	South Western Railway → bus 68	Victoria line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
9	IslingtonIslington · 2.6 km from campus	£1,250^†	£1,825^†	31 min	bus 19 → 12 min walk	Victoria and Piccadilly line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
10	CamdenCamden · 3.3 km from campus	£1,275^†	£1,850^†	36 min	bus 1	Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
11	PimlicoWestminster · 3.1 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 · 2.5 km from campus	£1,600^†	£2,350^†	36 min	bus 139 → 9 min walk	Jubilee and Central 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 Houghton Street. That does not make them bad places to live — it means the headline rent is not the number to compare.

East DulwichA room is about £1,025 a month, which puts it among the cheaper options here. The journey is 47 minutes each way, against 22 minutes from Elephant & Castle. Over a teaching year that difference is roughly 125 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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Check LSE's own campus and accommodation information · LSE Students' Union usually runs a housing advice service too.