Student Accommodation in King's Cross

Student housing near Kings Cross

Kings Cross used to be a place you passed through on the way to somewhere else. That's changed. Between Granary Square, Coal Drops Yard, and a direct line to two of London's biggest student postcodes, it's now one of the better-connected spots to base yourself while you study. Student accommodation in Kings Cross covers everything from ensuite rooms a few minutes from the station to shared houses tucked behind the canal, and Housr lets you filter the lot by price, bedrooms, and bathrooms before you commit to a single viewing.

What's around Kings Cross

Granary Square is the obvious starting point: a wide open square with fountains that double as a paddling pool in summer, right on the Regent's Canal and a two-minute walk from the station. It sits directly beneath Central Saint Martins' Granary Building, so if you're studying at UAL, your commute is a walk across the square rather than a journey at all.

Coal Drops Yard, built into a pair of Victorian coal warehouses and redesigned by Heatherwick Studio, is the area's shopping and food hub, with a mix of independent shops and restaurants under a distinctive curved roof. For groceries, there's a Waitrose in the old Midland Goods Shed just off Granary Square, so you're not trekking to the nearest big supermarket after lectures.

Follow the Regent's Canal towpath west and you'll hit Word on the Water, a permanently moored barge selling secondhand books, and further along the canal opens out toward Camden. Head the other way past St Pancras and you're at the German Gymnasium, a restaurant now, but originally built in 1865 as England's first purpose-built gymnasium and the venue for London's first indoor Olympic-style games the following year. The British Library is a short walk south down Euston Road, useful for the nights the library at your own campus is fully booked.

Getting around

This is where Kings Cross earns its keep. King's Cross St Pancras is one of the busiest interchanges in London, served by six Underground lines: the Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, and Victoria. St Pancras International sits next door with National Rail services north to the Midlands and beyond, plus Eurostar trains to Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam if you're heading home for the holidays or just fancy a weekend away.

For campus, the Piccadilly line runs direct to Holborn in around 5 to 7 minutes, two stops via Russell Square, putting you close to the London School of Economics and Political Science. Walking to UCL's Bloomsbury campus takes about 18 minutes, or you can hop on the 30, 73, 205, or 390 bus from outside the station for a journey closer to 10 minutes if the weather's against you.

Universities near Kings Cross

Kings Cross works especially well if you're at Central Saint Martins, given the campus is built right into the neighbourhood, but it's just as viable for University College London and the London School of Economics, both a short tube ride or a brisk walk away. That's the real case for student housing near Kings Cross: one postcode, three universities within easy reach.

Accommodation in Kings Cross

Housr lists ensuite rooms, studios, and shared houses across Kings Cross, and you can narrow the search by weekly price, number of bedrooms, and bathroom type before you book a single viewing. If you're after student houses in Kings Cross rather than a studio, they tend to sit slightly back from the station toward Barnsbury and Islington, while newer studio developments cluster closer to Granary Square itself. Switch between the list, tile, and interactive map views to see exactly what's a two-minute walk from the tube versus what needs the bus.