Student apartments in London
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 shortlist real 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.