Student Accommodation Near London Metropolitan University

Student housing near London Metropolitan University

Finding student housing near London Metropolitan University means getting to grips with one specific corner of the capital: Holloway Road, on the Islington/Camden border in north London. Within the wider London student housing market, it's a proper high street rather than a campus quad, which suits London Met's mix of school leavers, mature students and postgrads who want a term-time base that also works as a normal place to live.

About London Metropolitan University

London Met's main site is the Tower Building at 166-220 Holloway Road, right opposite Holloway Road tube station. It was formed in 2002 when London Guildhall University merged with the University of North London, though its roots go back to evening classes for working Londoners in 1848. Today it teaches around 160 courses across six schools, including the Guildhall School of Business and Law, the School of Computing and Digital Media, and the School of Social Professions (social work, nursing, criminology). Around 10,000 students study here, over two-thirds of them from outside the UK, drawing from more than 150 countries.

In the Complete University Guide's 2027 league table, London Met sits at 129th out of 130 UK universities, and its QS World University Ranking places it in the 1001-1200 band globally. League tables aren't why most people choose London Met. Fees run lower than most London universities, the courses lean vocational (business, law, computing, social work), and being based on one high street rather than scattered across a city keeps day-to-day life simple. Alumni include London Mayor Sadiq Khan and comedian Vic Reeves.

Popular student areas near London Met

Students living near London Metropolitan University tend to settle in a handful of north London neighbourhoods rather than right on Holloway Road itself.

Much of the wider search happens across north London's student postcodes, which cover Islington, Highbury and the surrounding streets within easy reach of Holloway. Two Piccadilly line stops north, Finsbury Park's mix of houses and flats is a common choice for students who want slightly cheaper rent without losing the direct tube link. For a livelier scene, renting in Camden puts you among its markets and music venues, with the London Overground linking Camden Road back to Highbury & Islington in a couple of stops.

Getting to campus

Holloway Road tube station sits directly outside the Tower Building on the Piccadilly line, with Finsbury Park two stops north and Arsenal one stop in between. Highbury & Islington, a short walk away, adds the Victoria line, London Overground and National Rail into the mix, useful if you're coming from Camden Road or further round the Overground loop. On the ground, buses 4, 19, 43 and 393 all stop on Holloway Road itself, so a missed train rarely means a long wait.

Accommodation near London Metropolitan University

Housr lists student housing near London Metropolitan University across studios, en-suite rooms and shared houses, and you can filter by weekly price, bedroom count and bathroom setup to match your budget. If you haven't sorted a house yet, Housr Roomie helps verified students find each other and fill a shared house rather than searching solo. London met accommodation searches tend to split between smaller studios closer to Holloway Road and larger shared houses a stop or two out, where the rent per room drops.