Student Accommodation Near King's College London

Student housing near King's College London

King's College London is spread across five campuses on both sides of the Thames, so where you live depends a lot on which one you're actually walking to most weeks. Housr lets you search student housing near King's College London by price, bedroom count, and property type, then check the map against your timetable before you commit to anything. If you want to weigh it up against other options across the capital, our London student accommodation hub covers every university and area in the city.

About King's College London

King's was founded in 1829 and is one of the oldest members of the University of London. It climbed to 16th in the Complete University Guide's 2027 league table, up three places on the previous year, and sits 31st in the world (5th in the UK) in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It's particularly well known for medicine, dentistry, nursing and midwifery, law, and War Studies, a department often credited as the first of its kind at a UK university.

The five campuses split by subject rather than year group, which is why so many King's students end up moving between areas during their degree:

• Strand Campus, on the Strand in central London, houses humanities, social science, business and law students in the university's original building.

• Guy's Campus, next to Guy's Hospital in Southwark, is a short walk from London Bridge station and covers dentistry and biomedical sciences.

• Waterloo Campus, just south of Waterloo station, covers nursing, midwifery, and some social science and law teaching.

• St Thomas' Campus sits directly across the river from the Houses of Parliament and is the base for the GKT medical school's clinical training.

• Denmark Hill Campus, in Camberwell next to King's College Hospital, is home to dentistry, and to the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience.

Popular student areas near King's College London

Most King's students end up somewhere between Zone 1 and Zone 2, close enough to reach at least one campus without a long commute.

Bermondsey sits between Guy's Campus and Canada Water, with a quieter, more residential feel than the tourist stretch around Tower Bridge. It suits students who want to be close to London Bridge without paying central London rent.

Canada Water is one stop further out on the Jubilee line, with newer housing stock and a direct run into Guy's or Waterloo depending on your timetable.

Elephant & Castle has been rebuilt around its student population over the last decade, and its position on the Northern line makes it workable for Strand, Waterloo, and Guy's alike.

Camberwell is the obvious pick if most of your teaching is at Denmark Hill. It's also home to a large art school population from Camberwell College of Arts, so the area has a genuinely mixed student crowd rather than feeling King's-only.

Getting to campus

Strand Campus is served by Temple and Covent Garden tube stations, both a few minutes' walk away. Guy's Campus is close enough to London Bridge station to walk it most days, with Northern and Jubilee line connections. Waterloo Campus and St Thomas' Campus both sit within reach of Waterloo station, which covers the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern, and Waterloo & City lines plus National Rail services. Denmark Hill Campus has its own station on the Overground and Southeastern network, and the 68 bus plus the 468 connect Camberwell to Elephant & Castle for onward links into central London.

Accommodation near King's College London

Because King's students are scattered across five campuses, there's no single "right" area, and Housr's filters are built for exactly that kind of search. Filter by weekly price, number of bedrooms, and bathrooms, or narrow it down to single rooms and studios if you'd rather not share. Shared houses tend to work out cheaper per person and suit students who want a proper social base near whichever campus they're at most. If shared Kings College accommodation isn't for you, studios and en-suite rooms give you your own space while still keeping you close to campus. Switch between list, tile, and interactive map views to compare properties against your actual route to lectures, not just a straight-line distance on a page.

If you're still building a housemate group, Housr's Roomie tool matches you with other verified King's students looking to fill a room, rather than leaving you to fish through group chats.