bits and bytes on accomodation in London

Hi All,
there seems to be a lot of queries regarding accommodation in London, private vs lse halls ..

Here are a couple of mails I got from an ex-lse student.

. In terms of costs, how much is a week at an lse hall? I can give u a comparison with staying elsewhere-anywhere else you'd have to pay a min of 150 a wk for a one bedroom unless u find someone to share with. If u stay in a flat, ud also have to pay council tax of 2000 a year per flat plus utility bills of abt 25-30 a month. Food would be about 50 a week and travel abt 20. So I guess lse is cheapest plus good way to meet people. I guess it all hinges on the course .... Ill try my best to come up with something for you today.
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Hi Govind,
I would suggest passfield - it has the best social life and is fairly close to lse. Also good are bankside and high holborn. But these three have students of all ages - if u want only master students, go for butlers wharf (was where i stayed).....but drawback is that its quite far away from lse. 35 mins. I dont think u meant that ur options are lse hall and residence - u meant lse hall and intercollegiate residences right? The diff is that the first has only lse students. So id go for that....unless inter college is much cheaper.


Hope this helps