Student Accommodation Near University of Greenwich

Student housing near University of Greenwich

Looking for student housing near University of Greenwich means starting with the campus itself, since it's one of the more unusual settings in the country. Filter by price, bedrooms and bathrooms on Housr, flick between list, tile and map view, and you'll see how much of south east London is genuinely walkable from the university's front door.

About University of Greenwich

The main campus sits inside the Old Royal Naval College, part of the Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site, right on the riverside in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. You study business, humanities and social sciences among buildings designed by Christopher Wren, with the Painted Hall a few minutes' walk from most lecture halls. Two further campuses, Avery Hill in Eltham and Medway in Chatham Maritime, cover health sciences, education and engineering, but Greenwich is the one most new students picture and the one this page focuses on.

The university holds a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework and is ranked first in London for Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management courses. In the Complete University Guide's 2027 league table, Greenwich sits 102nd out of 130 UK universities, and it appears in the QS World University Rankings 791-800 band. Around 29,000 students study across the three campuses, with the Greenwich Business School among the busiest departments on the riverside site.

Popular student areas near University of Greenwich

Most students living near this campus end up in one of two places.

Greenwich itself is the obvious choice: market stalls, riverside pubs and a five-to-fifteen-minute walk to lectures depending on where you land. Rents run higher than further out, but you're cutting your commute to almost nothing. Read more about student accommodation in Greenwich for the full picture.

Lewisham sits four stops down the same DLR line and tends to work out cheaper for a similar size of room. It's a bigger, more residential area with its own shopping centre and a direct run to campus with no changes. See what Lewisham has to offer if a slightly longer commute buys you a lower rent.

Neither quite right? The full student accommodation in London hub covers every area across the city, useful if you're weighing Greenwich against somewhere else entirely.

Getting to campus

Cutty Sark DLR station is the closest stop to the Old Royal Naval College, a few minutes' walk from most teaching buildings. Greenwich rail station, served by Southeastern with direct trains from London Bridge and Cannon Street, is about 11 minutes on foot. Buses 129, 177, 188, 199, 286 and 386 all run through the area, and Uber Boat by Thames Clippers stops at Greenwich Pier roughly every 20 minutes if you fancy the river instead of the DLR. From Lewisham, it's a direct DLR ride with no change required.

Accommodation near University of Greenwich

University of Greenwich accommodation covers everything from single rooms in a shared house to self-contained studios, and Housr's filters let you sort by weekly price, bedrooms and bathrooms to match. Studios suit anyone who wants their own space and doesn't mind paying a bit more for it. Shared houses in Greenwich or Lewisham split the cost across a group and usually work out cheaper per person. Switch between list, tile and interactive map view to see exactly how far each property sits from campus before you commit to a viewing.

If you've got a group sorted but need one more housemate, or you're still looking for people to share with, Housr Roomie connects you with other verified students hunting for the same thing.