Based on 11 student reviews
Student Housing in London.
11 exchange students told us where they lived in London and what they paid. Median rent: $1,944 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 11 students who reviewed London, here is how they split across housing types. Student residence came out on top at 64%.
- Student residence64%
7 students
- Coliving or shared flat18%
2 students
- Other18%
2 students
What students really pay
Across 5 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in London was $1,944 a month. The cheapest paid $254, the most expensive $2,794. These are amounts actually paid, not asking prices.
Converted to USD at the time each review was submitted.
The areas students chose
The neighbourhoods students named when we asked where they lived in London:
- Bloomsbury
- Brunel
- Camden Town
- Cricklewood
- Hatfield
- Highbury
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in London
64% of students in London stayed in a student residence, which makes it 1 among the options here. Residences usually cost more than a shared flat but come furnished, with bills included and no local guarantor to find. If you are arriving without a contact in London, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in London
The cheapest rent reported in London was $254 a month, against a median of $1,944. What separates the two is almost always the same three things: sharing a flat rather than renting alone, living one transport zone out from the centre, and signing for a full semester rather than month to month.
Erasmus housing in London
Erasmus and exchange students in London face the same problem: a lease that has to start and end with the semester, signed from another country, often without a local guarantor. That is why student residence is the most common answer here rather than a standard rental. The 11 reviews below come from students who did exactly that.
When to start looking
Start looking as soon as your exchange is confirmed. The students who struggled in London were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
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Questions about housing in London
- How much does student housing cost in London?
- The median rent reported by 5 students in London is $1,944 a month, ranging from $254 to $2,794. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in London?
- The areas students named most often are Bloomsbury, Brunel, Camden Town, Cricklewood, Hatfield, Highbury.
- What kind of housing do students choose in London?
- Student residence is the most common answer at 64%, out of 11 students who reviewed London.
- When should I start looking for housing in London?
- As soon as your exchange is confirmed. Rooms that suit a single semester are the first to go, and arriving without anything booked is the single most common regret in these reviews.
- Are there student residences in London?
- Yes. 64% of the students who reviewed London stayed in one. Residences come furnished with bills included, which avoids the local-guarantor problem most exchange students hit.
- How can I find cheap student accommodation in London?
- Share rather than rent alone, look one transport zone out from the centre, and commit to a full semester. The students at the bottom of the range in London did all three.
Where these numbers come from
11 exchange students who lived in London filled in our review form after their semester. Every figure on this page is computed from their answers. Nothing here is an estimate.
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