King's Cross

Birkbeck University of London is located in Bloomsbury and was originally established back in 1823. It’s a well-respected university that tends to rank well and is known for its Birkbeck Institute for the humanities, science, research, history, psychology, computer science and physics.

City, University of London is located in the heart of the capital and was originally founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute. The modern university is known for the City Law School, the School of Community & Health Sciences and related fields.

Imperial College London was created by Prince Albert and merged the Royal College of Science, Royal School of Mines and City and Guilds College into one. The current college has a narrow focus on science, technology, medicine and business and is highly regarded across the world for those subjects.

King's College London is a long-established university with links to St Thomas’s Hospital in the centre of the city. It has five campuses: Strand, Guy’s, Waterloo, St Thomas’s and Denmark Hill. It is known for dentistry, oral and craniofacial sciences, life sciences, medicine, psychiatry and related fields.

London Metropolitan University, or London Met as it’s known, is a centrally located university with a great reputation. It includes the Guildhall School of Business and Law, School of Computing and Digital Media, School of Human Sciences, School of Social Professions, School of Social Sciences and the School of Art, Architecture and Design.

The London School of Economics is one of the most popular universities in London where all courses are massively oversubscribed. The university is well known for anthropology, criminology, social psychology, sociology and social policy, international relations and business-related courses.

Queen Mary University (QMUL) is an ancient establishment founded in 1785. It is based in east and central London with campuses across that area. The university is known for research, medicine, languages, English literature, dentistry, drama and materials technology.

The School of Oriental and African Studies is based in Bloomsbury, London, and is a world-leading institution for the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The university is known for teaching Asian, African and Middle Eastern languages, Arabic & Islamic Studies, Oriental Studies, law and social sciences.

University College London is the second largest university in the UK after the Open University. It was also Britain’s first secular university. It is known mainly for medicine, geography, education and training, anatomy and physiology, architecture, archaeology, psychology and pharmacology.

The University of the Arts London is made up of several colleges in London and only became a university in 2003. It includes the Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts.

London is vibrant, diverse, interesting and fascinating in equal measure. As the capital of the United Kingdom, it’s also the centre for culture, commerce, nightlife, shopping and so much more!

The city was settled in the Iron Age but was turned into a full town by the Romans. The city has been steadily inhabited ever since and has expanded to include surrounding towns and boroughs.

London is home to some of the world’s most famous landmarks.

They include Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, 10 Downing Street, London Bridge, the London Eye, Shakespeare's Globe, Royal Courts of Justice, Hyde Park, Regent's Park, St James's Park, and so much more.

The London Underground, or tube, makes getting around the city simple, as do the buses that cover the entire city.

Bloomsbury is a popular area of London, a short distance from Angel, Camden Town, Regent’s Park, Marylebone, Fitzrovia, Holborn and Farringdon. It has lots of parks, Grant Museum of Zoology, The Foundling Museum, Charles Dickens Museum, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and lots more besides.

Our Bloomsbury student houses are centrally located and within walking distance of many of the area highlights or a short bus ride or Tube from some of the most famous landmarks in the world.

This is a relatively safe place to live, with few of the social issues of suburban areas. There is a wide cultural mix and the people are very friendly. There are also thousands of students from across the world studying at one of the large numbers of leading colleges and universities within easy reach of the area.

At Sanctuary Students, we specialise in delivering quality student accommodation in a safe and supportive living environment. We have 24-hour security staff and emergency helplines, secure entry and CCTV.

Talking of transport, London is a transport hub for the whole of the United Kingdom. Our King’s Cross student housing is just across from King’s Cross rail and tube station.

It is served by six international airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick, City Airport, Southend Airport, Luton Airport and Stansted Airport. Each is outside the city (except for City Airport) and is easily accessed by road and rail.

London also has several famous railway stations including, King’s Cross, St Pancras, St Pancras International (Eurostar), Euston, Liverpool Street, Waterloo and Paddington.

The tube has several lines and hundreds of stations across the city, many of which run 24/7. It is the most convenient way to get around London.

Arriving by road will likely see you using the M25, M1, M11, A12, M2, M3 or M4, as well as the many access roads across the city.

King’s Cross is an excellent place to have student housing. It’s a lively part of the city with plentiful transport links, lots of shopping, dining and entertainment.

Our King’s Cross student housing is ideal for The Harry Potter Shop at Platform 9 ¾, The British Library, The Foundling Museum, Charles Dickens Museum, Coram's Fields, Sadler's Wells Theatre, The British Museum, Covent Garden, Shaftesbury Avenue, Chinatown, Leicester Square, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and everything in the centre of London.

Our King’s Cross private student halls are also close to shopping, entertainment, nightlife, parks, galleries, cafes, restaurants and as much culture and learning as you can handle!

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