Found in the London borough of Camden, Bloomsbury is the literary heart of London and home to Bloomsbury Publishing house. It is a popular residential area, with a number of educational institutions, making it a perfect location for students and young professionals.
Excellent Amenities
Welcoming Community
Academic Institutions
Bloomsbury is very centrally located and is within an easy walking distance of Covent Garden, Piccadilly, Oxford Street and Leicester Square as well as many of London's West End Theatres.
Bloomsbury is home to some of the oldest and most prestigious schools and colleges in the UK. Including the University of Law, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art just to name a few.
In 1997, Bloomsbury Publishing agreed to the most profitable book deal ever, Harry Potter. This put the area on the map, and instantly made Bloomsbury a hot spot for students, tourists and academic professionals.
Students, Young Professionals
Universities, Transport links, Centrally Located
Bloomsbury is considered to be a very safe place to live, and overall a very pleasant area.
Bloomsbury is home to a vast number of museums, but one of the most interesting ones is the Wellcome Collection. This free museum and library aims to challenge how we all think and feel about health through exhibitions, collections, live programming, digital, broadcast and publishing. The venue also offers the Wellcome Library, a cafe, and a bookshop.
Woburn Walk is a stunning pocket of Georgian London that you can still see in Bloomsbury today. Grab a coffee to go and head to the pedestrianised street just across the road on the Bloomsbury/ King’s Cross divide across from Euston Station. Here you’ll find a street full of 18th and 19th century houses, original gas lamps and some old style shops, making you feel like you’ve stepped back in time.
Enjoy an afternoon lounging in the sun in Russell Square Gardens. Its large lawns are well used on a daily basis by students, tourists, and local workers and residents. It is one of the largest squares in London, so there’s room for everyone. With an impressive water feature and a cafe in the garden, this is the perfect spot to relax with your friends.
Bloomsbury is home to a vast number of museums, but one of the most interesting ones is the Wellcome Collection. This free museum and library aims to challenge how we all think and feel about health through exhibitions, collections, live programming, digital, broadcast and publishing. The venue also offers the Wellcome Library, a cafe, and a bookshop.
Woburn Walk is a stunning pocket of Georgian London that you can still see in Bloomsbury today. Grab a coffee to go and head to the pedestrianised street just across the road on the Bloomsbury/ King’s Cross divide across from Euston Station. Here you’ll find a street full of 18th and 19th century houses, original gas lamps and some old style shops, making you feel like you’ve stepped back in time.
Enjoy an afternoon lounging in the sun in Russell Square Gardens. Its large lawns are well used on a daily basis by students, tourists, and local workers and residents. It is one of the largest squares in London, so there’s room for everyone. With an impressive water feature and a cafe in the garden, this is the perfect spot to relax with your friends.
House
£5,500
Per month, based on a 3 bedroom property
Halls
£1020
Per month, dependant on chosen halls
Utilities
£165
Per month
Wi-Fi
£35
Per month
Council Tax
£1,355.82
A year
Fibre Download Speed
80Mbps
Fibre Upload Speed
20Mbps
Pint of Beer
£4.50
Gym membership
£35
Weekly food shop
£30
A spacious cafe serving delicious coffee and brunch
A stunning restaurant decked out in botanical décor.
A spacious restaurant serving a blend of Japanese and Mediterranean cuisine.
A quirky 1930’s cocktail bar.
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Bloomsbury is considered to be a very safe place to live, and overall a very pleasant area. Being so centrally located, and such a busy area, there is an active police presence here.
Bloomsbury is located in the borough of Camden, in central London.
Russell Square is the London Underground station that serves Bloomsbury. The station is on the Piccadilly line, between Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras and is in Travelcard Zone 1.
The postcode for the area is within the Bloomsbury ward/electoral division. The most common start of the postcode for Bloomsbury is WC1A.
In the borough of Camden, the average cost of Council Tax based on a band D property is £1,355.82.
Bloomsbury is a stylish and attractive area, as well as being very centrally located. These two factors mean that it is a fairly expensive area to live in. Based on a three bed property, the average price of rent for a Bloomsbury property is £5,500 a month.