Where to live near SOAS University of London

SOAS University of London occupies the western edge of Bloomsbury, close to Russell Square (Piccadilly line) and Euston Square (Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines). Euston and King's Cross mainline stations are a ten-minute walk, which means students also benefit from the Northern, Victoria and Elizabeth line services that fan out from those hubs.

Camden Town and Kentish Town, both on the Northern line, are consistently popular with SOAS students. The journey from Camden to Russell Square or Euston Square takes around ten to fifteen minutes with one change, and Camden offers a well-known market, live music venues and a diverse food scene that suits many students' social budgets.

For a quieter residential feel at a similar price point, Tufnell Park and Archway sit further north on the Northern line and give straightforward southbound journeys into Bloomsbury every few minutes. Angel in Islington — directly south of King's Cross — is on the same Northern line and places students within one or two stops of campus.

East of the centre, Hackney and Dalston are increasingly common for SOAS students who ride the Overground to Highbury & Islington and then switch to the Victoria line for Euston. The slightly longer journey is often offset by lower rents and larger flats. Filter by SOAS on the London Tube universities map to see all these options plotted against real tube times.