Student apartments in London
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London is the world's largest international student city — UCL, Imperial, LSE, King's College, Queen Mary, and dozens more. Housing is famously expensive and competitive; we help you find verified options before you fly.
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Top neighborhoods for international students
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury is UCL's home — leafy garden squares, the British Museum, Russell Square Tube. Heart of student life.
$1,500 – $4,000 /mo
King's Cross
King's Cross is fast becoming the most exciting central London neighbourhood — Coal Drops Yard, Granary Square, fast Eurostar access.
$1,400 – $3,500 /mo
Camden
Camden's vibrant market scene + Northern Line access make it popular with younger graduate students.
$1,300 – $3,200 /mo
South Kensington
South Kensington is Imperial's home — museums, embassies, V&A. Premium neighbourhood walking distance to campus.
$1,800 – $4,500 /mo
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is the more affordable Imperial-adjacent option — District + Piccadilly Lines, riverside walks.
$1,300 – $3,000 /mo
Holborn
Holborn is LSE's and King's home — Lincoln's Inn Fields, Covent Garden, Central + Piccadilly Lines.
$1,500 – $3,800 /mo
Waterloo
Waterloo is across the Thames from KCL Strand campus — fast walk, Southbank cultural district nearby.
$1,400 – $3,500 /mo
Universities in London
UCL
London
UCL in Bloomsbury is one of the most international universities in the world — over half of grad students are from abroad. Engineering, Bartlett (architecture), and computer science are flagship programmes.
Imperial
London
Imperial College in South Kensington — the leading STEM-focused university in the UK with a heavily international graduate body, especially Engineering and Imperial Business School.
LSE
London
LSE in Holborn — the most international UK university by graduate percentage. Economics, Finance, and Public Policy programmes draw students from over 150 countries.
KCL
London
King's College London — large, broad-spectrum university with strong international cohorts in Law, Medicine, and Business.