• •Safety. Mile End is a normal inner London neighbourhood. Bradwell Street itself is residential and quiet, though the Mile End Road stretch after dark sees the usual city centre activity, so ordinary awareness applies rather than alarm.
• •Green space. Mile End Park runs alongside the canal for over half a mile, with an ecology park, a climbing wall and the Green Bridge. Victoria Park, one of London's finest, is fifteen minutes north on foot.
• •Who is around. Overwhelmingly students, given Queen Mary sits right there, mixed with long standing Bangladeshi and East End families. The result is a young, diverse, genuinely lived in area rather than a sterile student bubble.
• •What is around. Sainsbury's and Tesco Express within walking distance, the Genesis Cinema on Mile End Road, plus the full sprawl of Whitechapel Market twenty minutes west for cheap fruit, veg and spices.
• •Nightlife and food. Brick Lane's curry houses and bagel shops are two tube stops away. Roman Road Market on Saturdays is the local favourite for cheap essentials and street food.
• •Transport texture. Mile End is one of very few stations serving three lines. That single fact quietly saves you a great deal of time across a three year degree.

Supermarkets

• •Sainsbury's Local, Mile End Road, roughly 6 minutes' walk
• •Tesco Express, Mile End Road, roughly 7 minutes
• •Co-op, Burdett Road, roughly 10 minutes
• •Whitechapel Market for fresh produce, halal meat and South Asian groceries, roughly 20 minutes

Cafés and student food

• •The Coffee Room, Mile End Road, reliable for essay days
• •Genesis Cinema café bar, cheap coffee and a screen when you need a break
• •Brick Lane Beigel Bake, open all hours, a London institution
• •Tayyabs in Whitechapel for Punjabi grills, worth the queue

Study and library

• •Queen Mary Mile End Library, open extended hours in term
• •Idea Store Whitechapel, free public library with study desks
• •On site study areas within the building

Gym and fitness

• •On site gym, included with your rent
• •Mile End Park Leisure Centre with pool and climbing wall, 12 minutes
• •Basketball court on site

Practical

• •Mile End Post Office on Mile End Road
• •Boots Pharmacy, Mile End Road
• •Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, for urgent care

What the property provides

• •Bed with mattress, desk, chair, wardrobe and storage
• •Private bathroom in en-suites and studios
• •Fitted kitchen with oven, hob, microwave and fridge
• •Heating, Wi-Fi and all utility bills included
• •Access to gym, cinema room, games room and laundry

Bring or buy on arrival

• •Bedding, duvet, pillows and towels, none of which are supplied
• •Kitchen basics if you are in a studio: pans, plates, cutlery, chopping board
• •A UK plug adaptor and an extension lead
• •Cleaning supplies, washing up liquid, bin bags
• •A drying rack, since London flats and wet washing are a bad combination

Day one

• •Book your arrival slot in advance and collect keys from reception
• •Walk the room with the inventory form and photograph anything already damaged
• •Connect to Wi-Fi and save the maintenance contact number
• •Do a first shop at Sainsbury's Local on Mile End Road
• •Introduce yourself to flatmates before anyone settles into their room

Day two

• •Walk to campus once so the route is muscle memory before your first lecture
• •Register with a local GP surgery, several accept students around Mile End
• •Get an Oyster card or set up contactless with a 16 to 25 or student discount
• •Open a UK bank account if you have not already, taking your tenancy letter as proof of address
• •Attend whatever social event reception is running that week

• •Total cost. En-suites start around £337 per week and studios around £427 per week. On a standard 51 week tenancy that works out at roughly £17,200 to £21,800 for the year. Shorter 44 week contracts are usually available and cost less overall.
• •What is included. Electricity, water, heating, gas, internet and contents insurance are all covered by the rent. There is no separate utility bill, no council tax as a full time student, and no broadband setup fee.
• •Instalments. Payment plans typically run over three or four instalments across the academic year, aligned to term dates. Paying in full up front sometimes attracts a discount, so ask before choosing.
• •Deposit and booking fee. A booking fee secures the room and is credited against your first rent instalment rather than being held separately. It is non refundable outside the specific circumstances in the terms.
• •Cooling off. For 2026/27 bookings there is no general cooling off period. You may cancel on or before 31 July, after which the booking fee is retained except in the protected cases below.
• •No Visa No Pay. If your UK visa is refused, the tenancy is cancelled and rent paid is refunded, provided you send written confirmation and official evidence within 72 hours of the decision.
• •No Place No Pay. If you miss the grades for your firm choice university, or exceed them and switch, you can cancel with UCAS or university evidence supplied within 72 hours of results day.
• •Guarantor. Instalment plans generally require a UK based guarantor. Without one, you will usually be asked to pay the year in full or use an international guarantor service.

1. •Queen Mary University of London
2. •London Metropolitan University
3. •City, University of London
4. •University College London
5. •King's College London
6. •London School of Economics and Political Science

What you should know before your child signs

• •The contract is fixed term. Once signed, rent is owed for the full period even if your child leaves early, unless a replacement tenant is found and approved.
• •Bills are genuinely included. Electricity, heating, water, gas, internet and contents insurance sit inside the rent, so there are no surprise winter energy bills to absorb.
• •Full time students pay no council tax. Your child will need a council tax exemption certificate from their university, which is straightforward to request online.
• •A UK guarantor is usually needed for instalments. If you live overseas, you will most likely be asked to pay in full or use a paid international guarantor service instead.
• •Visa and grade protections exist. No Visa No Pay and No Place No Pay both offer refunds, but the evidence windows are tight at 72 hours, so diarise results day.
• •Security is staffed, not just electronic. CCTV and controlled access are backed by a reception team and on site maintenance, which is not true of every private landlord.
• •The booking fee is not a returnable deposit. It is prepaid rent credited to the first instalment. Treat it as money spent, not money held.

• •Arrival. Book an arrival slot before you fly so reception expects you. From Heathrow, take the Piccadilly line to Holborn then the Central line to Mile End, roughly 70 minutes total and far cheaper than a taxi. Late arrivals are handled by the 24 hour team.
• •No UK guarantor. Most international students do not have one. You can either pay the full year up front, which many families prefer, or use a paid international guarantor service. Raise this early, because it changes which instalment plans you can select.
• •Visa safety net. The No Visa No Pay policy means a refused UK student visa cancels your tenancy with rent refunded, provided you send written confirmation and the official refusal letter within 72 hours of receiving it. Keep the paperwork.
• •Setup. Open a UK bank account in your first fortnight using your tenancy letter as proof of address, register with a local GP surgery, and get a UK SIM at Mile End station. Collect your BRP from the designated post office within ten days of arrival.
• •Home food. Whitechapel Market and Brick Lane cover South Asian, halal and Middle Eastern groceries within twenty minutes. Chinatown is thirty minutes by tube for East Asian ingredients, and Green Street in Newham is the go to for wider South Asian shopping.

• •Safety. Mile End is a normal inner London neighbourhood. Bradwell Street itself is residential and quiet, though the Mile End Road stretch after dark sees the usual city centre activity, so ordinary awareness applies rather than alarm.
• •Green space. Mile End Park runs alongside the canal for over half a mile, with an ecology park, a climbing wall and the Green Bridge. Victoria Park, one of London's finest, is fifteen minutes north on foot.
• •Who is around. Overwhelmingly students, given Queen Mary sits right there, mixed with long standing Bangladeshi and East End families. The result is a young, diverse, genuinely lived in area rather than a sterile student bubble.
• •What is around. Sainsbury's and Tesco Express within walking distance, the Genesis Cinema on Mile End Road, plus the full sprawl of Whitechapel Market twenty minutes west for cheap fruit, veg and spices.
• •Nightlife and food. Brick Lane's curry houses and bagel shops are two tube stops away. Roman Road Market on Saturdays is the local favourite for cheap essentials and street food.
• •Transport texture. Mile End is one of very few stations serving three lines. That single fact quietly saves you a great deal of time across a three year degree.

Supermarkets

• •Sainsbury's Local, Mile End Road, roughly 6 minutes' walk
• •Tesco Express, Mile End Road, roughly 7 minutes
• •Co-op, Burdett Road, roughly 10 minutes
• •Whitechapel Market for fresh produce, halal meat and South Asian groceries, roughly 20 minutes

Cafés and student food

• •The Coffee Room, Mile End Road, reliable for essay days
• •Genesis Cinema café bar, cheap coffee and a screen when you need a break
• •Brick Lane Beigel Bake, open all hours, a London institution
• •Tayyabs in Whitechapel for Punjabi grills, worth the queue

Study and library

• •Queen Mary Mile End Library, open extended hours in term
• •Idea Store Whitechapel, free public library with study desks
• •On site study areas within the building

Gym and fitness

• •On site gym, included with your rent
• •Mile End Park Leisure Centre with pool and climbing wall, 12 minutes
• •Basketball court on site

Practical

• •Mile End Post Office on Mile End Road
• •Boots Pharmacy, Mile End Road
• •Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, for urgent care

What the property provides

• •Bed with mattress, desk, chair, wardrobe and storage
• •Private bathroom in en-suites and studios
• •Fitted kitchen with oven, hob, microwave and fridge
• •Heating, Wi-Fi and all utility bills included
• •Access to gym, cinema room, games room and laundry

Bring or buy on arrival

• •Bedding, duvet, pillows and towels, none of which are supplied
• •Kitchen basics if you are in a studio: pans, plates, cutlery, chopping board
• •A UK plug adaptor and an extension lead
• •Cleaning supplies, washing up liquid, bin bags
• •A drying rack, since London flats and wet washing are a bad combination

Day one

• •Book your arrival slot in advance and collect keys from reception
• •Walk the room with the inventory form and photograph anything already damaged
• •Connect to Wi-Fi and save the maintenance contact number
• •Do a first shop at Sainsbury's Local on Mile End Road
• •Introduce yourself to flatmates before anyone settles into their room

Day two

• •Walk to campus once so the route is muscle memory before your first lecture
• •Register with a local GP surgery, several accept students around Mile End
• •Get an Oyster card or set up contactless with a 16 to 25 or student discount
• •Open a UK bank account if you have not already, taking your tenancy letter as proof of address
• •Attend whatever social event reception is running that week

• •Total cost. En-suites start around £337 per week and studios around £427 per week. On a standard 51 week tenancy that works out at roughly £17,200 to £21,800 for the year. Shorter 44 week contracts are usually available and cost less overall.
• •What is included. Electricity, water, heating, gas, internet and contents insurance are all covered by the rent. There is no separate utility bill, no council tax as a full time student, and no broadband setup fee.
• •Instalments. Payment plans typically run over three or four instalments across the academic year, aligned to term dates. Paying in full up front sometimes attracts a discount, so ask before choosing.
• •Deposit and booking fee. A booking fee secures the room and is credited against your first rent instalment rather than being held separately. It is non refundable outside the specific circumstances in the terms.
• •Cooling off. For 2026/27 bookings there is no general cooling off period. You may cancel on or before 31 July, after which the booking fee is retained except in the protected cases below.
• •No Visa No Pay. If your UK visa is refused, the tenancy is cancelled and rent paid is refunded, provided you send written confirmation and official evidence within 72 hours of the decision.
• •No Place No Pay. If you miss the grades for your firm choice university, or exceed them and switch, you can cancel with UCAS or university evidence supplied within 72 hours of results day.
• •Guarantor. Instalment plans generally require a UK based guarantor. Without one, you will usually be asked to pay the year in full or use an international guarantor service.

1. •Queen Mary University of London
2. •London Metropolitan University
3. •City, University of London
4. •University College London
5. •King's College London
6. •London School of Economics and Political Science

What you should know before your child signs

• •The contract is fixed term. Once signed, rent is owed for the full period even if your child leaves early, unless a replacement tenant is found and approved.
• •Bills are genuinely included. Electricity, heating, water, gas, internet and contents insurance sit inside the rent, so there are no surprise winter energy bills to absorb.
• •Full time students pay no council tax. Your child will need a council tax exemption certificate from their university, which is straightforward to request online.
• •A UK guarantor is usually needed for instalments. If you live overseas, you will most likely be asked to pay in full or use a paid international guarantor service instead.
• •Visa and grade protections exist. No Visa No Pay and No Place No Pay both offer refunds, but the evidence windows are tight at 72 hours, so diarise results day.
• •Security is staffed, not just electronic. CCTV and controlled access are backed by a reception team and on site maintenance, which is not true of every private landlord.
• •The booking fee is not a returnable deposit. It is prepaid rent credited to the first instalment. Treat it as money spent, not money held.

• •Arrival. Book an arrival slot before you fly so reception expects you. From Heathrow, take the Piccadilly line to Holborn then the Central line to Mile End, roughly 70 minutes total and far cheaper than a taxi. Late arrivals are handled by the 24 hour team.
• •No UK guarantor. Most international students do not have one. You can either pay the full year up front, which many families prefer, or use a paid international guarantor service. Raise this early, because it changes which instalment plans you can select.
• •Visa safety net. The No Visa No Pay policy means a refused UK student visa cancels your tenancy with rent refunded, provided you send written confirmation and the official refusal letter within 72 hours of receiving it. Keep the paperwork.
• •Setup. Open a UK bank account in your first fortnight using your tenancy letter as proof of address, register with a local GP surgery, and get a UK SIM at Mile End station. Collect your BRP from the designated post office within ten days of arrival.
• •Home food. Whitechapel Market and Brick Lane cover South Asian, halal and Middle Eastern groceries within twenty minutes. Chinatown is thirty minutes by tube for East Asian ingredients, and Green Street in Newham is the go to for wider South Asian shopping.