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Best areas to live for Middlesex University students

In short: Middlesex University’s main London campus is in Hendon, in north-west London. Across the 12 areas below, an estimated room runs from about £825 a month in Harrow to £1,025 in Golders Green.

Campus
Hendon Campus
Postcode
NW4 4BT
Areas ranked
12
Cheapest room
Harrow · £825

Where the campus actually is

Hendon Campus · The Burroughs, Hendon, London NW4 4BT

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12 areas ranked by what a room costs

Cheapest first. These are the Boroughly areas within reach of Hendon 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
#AreaRoomper monthStudioper monthTo campusdoor to doorRouteLate nights
1 HarrowHarrow · 7.9 km from campus £825 £1,225 44 minbus 183 Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
2 ColindaleBarnet · 1.6 km from campus £850 £1,250 12 minbus 125 Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
3 KingsburyBrent · 3.5 km from campus £850 £1,250 23 minbus 183 Jubilee line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
4 EdgwareBarnet · 4.1 km from campus £850 £1,250 26 minNorthern line → bus 143 Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
5 WembleyBrent · 6.3 km from campus £850 £1,250 41 minbus 204 → bus 183 Jubilee line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
6 HarlesdenBrent · 6.3 km from campus £850 £1,250 55 minLioness → bus 183 Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
7 Wood GreenHaringey · 8.3 km from campus £850 £1,250 60 minReplacement Bus PL-6 → bus SL1 → bus 125 Piccadilly line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
8 HendonBarnet · 0.8 km from campus £875 £1,300 10 minbus 143 Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
9 Mill HillBarnet · 2.8 km from campus £900 £1,325 29 minbus 240 → 8 min walk Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
10 FinchleyBarnet · 3.1 km from campus £925 £1,375 30 min8 min walk → bus 143 Northern line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
11 WillesdenBrent · 4.7 km from campus £925 £1,375 45 minbus 302 → bus 112 → bus 143 Jubilee line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
12 Golders GreenBarnet · 3.1 km from campus £1,025 £1,475 16 minbus 183 Northern 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 Hendon Campus. That does not make them bad places to live — it means the headline rent is not the number to compare.

  1. HarlesdenA room is about £850 a month, which puts it among the cheaper options here. The journey is 55 minutes each way, against 10 minutes from Hendon. Over a teaching year that difference is roughly 225 hours, before you add the fare for the extra distance.
  2. HarrowA room is about £825 a month, which puts it among the cheaper options here. The journey is 44 minutes each way, against 10 minutes from Hendon. Over a teaching year that difference is roughly 170 hours, before you add the fare for the extra distance.
  3. WembleyA room is about £850 a month, which puts it among the cheaper options here. The journey is 41 minutes each way, against 10 minutes from Hendon. Over a teaching year that difference is roughly 155 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

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Check Middlesex's own campus and accommodation information · MDXSU usually runs a housing advice service too.