Where is University of East London?

Docklands Campus is at 4-6 University Way, London E16 2RD.

What is the cheapest area to live near University of East London?

Of the areas Boroughly covers near Docklands Campus, Dagenham has the lowest estimated monthly room rent at around £700. The cheapest rent is not always the cheapest option once travel is included.

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Best areas to live for University of East London students

In short: UEL's Docklands campus is on the DLR beside the Royal Albert Dock, with a second campus at Stratford. East London gives students some of the best value in the city, especially further out along the DLR. Across the 12 areas below, an estimated room runs from about £700 a month in Dagenham to £1,250 in Canary Wharf.

Campus

Docklands Campus

Postcode

E16 2RD

Areas ranked

Cheapest room

Dagenham · £700

Where the campus actually is

Docklands Campus · 4-6 University Way, London E16 2RD

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Check your site before you sign. UEL also teaches from Stratford Campus (E15 4LZ). This page ranks areas around Docklands Campus. If your department is elsewhere, the answer changes.

12 areas ranked by what a room costs

Cheapest first. These are the Boroughly areas within reach of Docklands 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	DagenhamBarking & Dagenham · 6.9 km from campus	£700^†	£1,025^†	40 min	District line → bus SL2 → 10 min walk	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
2	BarkingBarking & Dagenham · 3.4 km from campus	£725^†	£1,075^†	25 min	bus SL2 → 10 min walk	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
3	BexleyheathBexley · 7.5 km from campus	£750^†	£1,100^†	47 min	bus SL3 → Elizabeth line → DLR	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
4	IlfordRedbridge · 5.8 km from campus	£775^†	£1,150^†	36 min	bus SL2 → 10 min walk	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
5	ElthamGreenwich · 6.3 km from campus	£775^†	£1,150^†	59 min	bus 132 → Jubilee line → DLR	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
6	WoolwichGreenwich · 2.1 km from campus	£800^†	£1,175^†	29 min	8 min walk → DLR → 8 min walk	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
7	East HamNewham · 2.8 km from campus	£800^†	£1,175^†	18 min	bus 101 → bus 366	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
8	PlaistowNewham · 4.1 km from campus	£800^†	£1,175^†	32 min	District line → Jubilee line → DLR	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
9	Forest GateNewham · 5.3 km from campus	£850^†	£1,250^†	40 min	Elizabeth line → DLR	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
10	Canning TownNewham · 3.9 km from campus	£900^†	£1,325^†	24 min	8 min walk → DLR	Jubilee line Night Tube (Fri/Sat); night buses every night
11	GreenwichGreenwich · 5.7 km from campus	£950^†	£1,400^†	49 min	bus 177 → DLR → Elizabeth line	Night buses only - the nearest Night Tube or night Overground station is a bus or taxi ride away.
12	Canary WharfTower Hamlets · 5.7 km from campus	£1,250^†	£1,825^†	28 min	Elizabeth line → DLR	Jubilee 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 Docklands Campus. That does not make them bad places to live — it means the headline rent is not the number to compare.

ElthamA room is about £775 a month, which puts it among the cheaper options here. The journey is 59 minutes each way, against 18 minutes from East Ham. Over a teaching year that difference is roughly 205 hours, before you add the fare for the extra distance.
BexleyheathA room is about £750 a month, which puts it among the cheaper options here. The journey is 47 minutes each way, against 18 minutes from East Ham. Over a teaching year that difference is roughly 145 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 UEL's own campus and accommodation information · UEL Students' Union usually runs a housing advice service too.