Student Accommodation near Rambert School Of Ballet And Contemporary Dance

Marie Rambert opened a dance school in Bedford Gardens, Kensington, in 1920. The school and Rambert dance company developed from the same beginnings before becoming separate organisations. The school eventually moved to Twickenham and took its current name, Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance.

Today, Rambert operates as a small specialist higher education provider with around 150 undergraduate students. Its 2026–29 Access and Participation Plan states that the school normally welcomes approximately 50 new students onto its undergraduate courses each year. The student body has a strong international presence, which changes the feel of the campus considerably compared with a large London university.

The school teaches ballet and contemporary dance alongside one another. Students do not take one as the main discipline and treat the other as an occasional module.

The undergraduate route comprises a two-year Foundation Degree followed by a one-year BA (Hons) top-up in Ballet and Contemporary Dance. Training includes:

• Ballet technique
• Contemporary dance technique
• Choreography
• Performance practice
• Contextual and critical studies
• Conditioning
• Improvisation
• Rehearsal and performance work

Rambert also teaches postgraduate programmes, including its MA courses for experienced dance practitioners.

Rambert School Address

Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Clifton Lodge
St Margarets Drive
Twickenham
TW1 1QN

Clifton Lodge forms the main school site. Rambert also uses the nearby Violet Needham Chapel, which houses the Weston and Monument studios.

St Margarets railway station takes around ten minutes to reach on foot. Richmond station takes roughly 25 minutes on foot or a shorter journey by bus.

That location explains why local housing makes so much sense. Students can avoid crossing London before training even starts.

Rambert School Courses and Degree Validation

One detail in older information now needs updating.

The University of Kent continues to confer Rambert qualifications through the 2025/26 academic year. From 2026/27, Rambert began a new academic partnership with the Royal College of Music. RCM will validate and confer the school’s foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from that academic year onwards.

Rambert itself remains an independent higher education provider registered with the Office for Students.

Students entering in September 2026 should therefore expect the Royal College of Music arrangement to apply to their qualification.

International tuition for new FD/BA entrants in 2026/27 is £22,425 per year. Rambert advises overseas applicants to have their funding arranged before beginning the programme.

Accommodation deserves the same early planning. A three-year dance course can turn a £50 weekly rent difference into several thousand pounds.

Rambert School Student Results

League tables do not tell you much about a specialist conservatoire with around 150 undergraduates. Course-level data gives applicants something more useful.

The latest Discover Uni figures for the Foundation Degree in Ballet and Contemporary Dance use responses from 45 final-year students graduating in 2024/25.

The results include:

Area	Positive responses
Teaching	93%
Academic support	99%
Organisation and management	92%
Learning opportunities	86%
Learning resources	84%
Assessment and feedback	80%
Student voice	78%
Mental wellbeing information	93%
Freedom of expression	89%

The same data shows that 98% felt teaching staff supported their learning well, while 89% agreed that the course developed knowledge and skills they expected to need in the future.

Discover Uni also reports that 70% of Foundation Degree graduates went into work, further study or both 15 months after completing the course. Small student numbers can move percentages considerably from one year to the next, so applicants should read the individual categories alongside the headline figures.

Where Rambert Students Usually Live

Rambert does not operate a residential campus.

Its own accommodation advice says most students choose a house or flat share near the school. The closest areas include:

• St Margarets
• Twickenham
• Isleworth
• Parts of Whitton
• Richmond
• Teddington

The school specifically advises students to live nearby because training days can begin early and finish late. It also says many current students can walk or cycle to class.

That recommendation matters more here than it might at a conventional university.

A 9 am seminar usually requires very little physical preparation. A dance class does. You need time to eat, travel, change, warm up and arrive ready to move.

An hour-long commute can mean leaving home well before 7.30 am.

Rambert does not feel like a university with 30,000 students.

Around 150 undergraduates train together, and the school states that its small size allows staff to maintain direct contact with the student community. It does not operate a large conventional students’ union.

Daily training creates the community.

You see the same people in technique classes, rehearsals, changing spaces and performances. Your classmates also become the people who understand exactly why everyone looks exhausted on Friday afternoon.

That closeness can make accommodation with Rambert classmates particularly attractive.

It also makes some separation healthy.

A room where you can go home and stop thinking about class for an evening has value.

Dance, Training and Recovery

Rambert’s undergraduate schedule contains regular technique, conditioning, choreography and performance work.

The training asks a lot physically.

Accommodation affects recovery more than a normal property checklist suggests.

Look at:

• Mattress quality
• Bedroom temperature
• Noise
• Heating
• Shower reliability
• Food storage
• Laundry
• Floor space
• Travel time
• Stairs
• Lift reliability

A fourth-floor room without a lift might not bother you during a viewing.

It can bother you after rehearsal.

The same applies to a 15-minute uphill walk carrying shopping and dance bags.

Think about the room at the end of the hardest training day, not at 2 pm during the viewing.

Food and Shopping

St Margarets and Twickenham both cover everyday groceries and basic shopping.

Richmond adds more shops, restaurants and larger retail choices.

Private halls in Ealing, White City or Wimbledon also place supermarkets nearby.

Distance matters more than brand choice.

A supermarket 20 minutes from your house can encourage expensive convenience-store visits after class.

Check whether you can pick up food on the route home.

Batch cooking can help, but only when the kitchen has enough fridge and freezer space for it.

Richmond and Twickenham for Social Plans

Twickenham has pubs, restaurants and cafés without the cost or journey of central London.

Richmond gives you more choice and a busier evening scene.

Richmond Theatre and Orange Tree Theatre add live performance outside dance school, while the Thames gives you somewhere to walk without paying for anything. The original guide also highlights Marble Hill Park as a useful local green space.

A dance student does not necessarily want a packed social calendar every night.

Having somewhere local for one drink or dinner can be more useful than living close to Soho.

Marble Hill Park and the Thames

Marble Hill Park lies near the school and gives students open space close to St Margarets.

The Thames path also provides a local walking route through the area.

After spending much of the day inside a dance studio, an outdoor walk can give you a change of environment without asking your body for another workout.

Keep recovery days as recovery days.

Living beside attractive running routes does not mean every free afternoon needs another training session.

Healthcare

Register with a local NHS GP after moving into your term-time address.

Use the property postcode because practices usually work within local boundaries.

Dance students should also know how to access:

• Local pharmacy
• Dentist
• Urgent treatment
• Physiotherapy
• Mental health support
• Emergency care

Rambert provides specialist student support and health provision related to dance training. Use the school’s service first when the issue connects directly with training and follow its referral advice.

Do not ignore an injury because taking a day off feels inconvenient.

St Margarets

St Margarets gives you the simplest daily routine.

The station lies around ten minutes from Clifton Lodge, and some residential streets put you even closer. Students can walk home after rehearsals without waiting for a train or paying for a daily commute.

The neighbourhood has cafés, supermarkets, local shops and restaurants around the station. The Thames and nearby green spaces give the area a calmer feel than inner London.

The main problem is rent.

Rambert notes that St Margarets can cost more than places such as Isleworth and Whitton.

A student who pays £60 extra each week to live here spends £3,060 more over a 51-week year. That sounds significant. A daily two-hour return commute can make the extra rent look very different after six months of intensive training.

Before taking a room, check:

• Walking time to Clifton Lodge
• Street lighting after evening rehearsals
• Distance to a supermarket
• Bills
• Heating
• Bathroom numbers
• Washing-machine access
• Bedroom floor space

Dance students accumulate more clothing than they expect. Leotards, warm-up layers, shoes, coats, towels and laundry need somewhere to go.

Twickenham

Twickenham gives you more shops and restaurants while keeping Rambert nearby.

The town centre has supermarkets, cafés, pharmacies, gyms and South Western Railway services. The journey to Clifton Lodge changes according to the street, so some homes work well on foot while others need a short bus ride.

Twickenham can make sense for a group of students who want a full house rather than individual rooms.

It also places you near Twickenham Stadium.

That rarely affects an ordinary class day, but major rugby matches bring heavier traffic, crowded trains and more visitors to the area. Check fixture days when planning work shifts, travel or visitors.

A central Twickenham address can also cost more than Whitton or Isleworth. Compare the full property rather than the postcode.

A £700 room with bills included can work out cheaper than a £620 room once five tenants divide gas, electricity, water and broadband.

Isleworth

Isleworth deserves serious consideration when the budget matters.

Rambert includes it among the areas closest to the school and notes that students can often find lower rents here than around Richmond, Twickenham or St Margarets.

The neighbourhood has residential streets, local supermarkets and rail connections towards Waterloo.

The exact address matters. Parts of Isleworth lie comfortably close to Rambert, while others create a longer walk.

Check the route before agreeing to the room.

A cheaper bedroom 35 minutes away on foot may look less attractive when winter arrives and classes begin early.

Whitton

Whitton can reduce rent without taking you to the opposite side of London.

Rambert specifically includes parts of Whitton among the areas students use and describes it as cheaper than several locations closer to Richmond.

The neighbourhood feels residential and has its own railway station, shops and everyday services.

It works best when a bus or cycling route gives you a sensible journey to the school.

Do not judge a Whitton property from the district name alone. Check the full door-to-door trip. The wrong side of the neighbourhood can add considerable time.

Richmond

Richmond gives students far more going on outside school.

Restaurants, cafés, shops, the riverside, Richmond Theatre and transport connections all lie within the town centre. Richmond station serves National Rail, the District line and London Overground.

Rambert places Richmond around a 25-minute walk from the school, with buses reducing the journey.

Rent can be high.

That means Richmond usually makes more sense when you genuinely use what you pay for. If you spend most days at Rambert and most evenings recovering at home, an expensive town-centre postcode offers less value.

For someone who wants shops, cafés and railway connections close by, the cost may feel justified.

Teddington

Teddington gives you a quieter South West London base with independent shops, cafés and access to the Thames.

Rambert includes the area among its nearby housing suggestions, although it can cost more than Isleworth or Whitton.

Cycling can make the journey practical. Buses also connect the area with Twickenham.

The route needs checking property by property.

Teddington stretches farther south than many applicants realise. A room near the northern side creates a very different class journey from one near Hampton Wick.

Ealing

Ealing changes the type of accommodation available.

Local house shares dominate the immediate Rambert area. Ealing has more purpose-built student residences, including The Cube Ealing.

That makes it useful for someone who wants:

• A managed student building
• Bills included
• On-site maintenance
• A private studio
• Security staff
• A communal lounge
• Student neighbours

The trade-off comes through travel.

The Cube Ealing currently offers rooms from £235 per week, although its lowest-priced options are twin or accessible studios. A Standard Studio currently costs £345 per week on a 51-week agreement.

A student living here needs to judge whether the facilities justify leaving St Margarets after training and travelling back towards Ealing.

Hammersmith and Fulham

Hammersmith and Fulham bring you closer to inner London but farther from Rambert’s front door.

Fulham Palace Studios provides one example. The property has self-contained studios, bills included and transport around Hammersmith.

Current prices begin around £375 per week, although all rooms currently show as unavailable. A £375 studio over 51 weeks costs £19,125.

That figure deserves comparison with a shared room close to Rambert.

A dancer can spend much of the day in studios at school. Paying a large premium for a private kitchenette only makes sense when you know you will use the room enough to justify it.

White City

White City gives you modern student buildings, Westfield shopping centre and strong transport links.

It does not give you a short Rambert commute.

Chapter White City currently advertises from around £399 per week, while Wood Lane Studios lists studios from £452 but currently shows all rooms unavailable.

The journey can work. The question is whether it should.

A dance student travelling to Twickenham five days each week needs a strong reason to spend £400 or more on a room that also creates a lengthy commute.

Wimbledon

Wimbledon gives you another South West London option.

Signal House offers en-suite rooms and studios around Kingston Road. Current available listings begin around £395 per week, while some sold-out categories have lower advertised rates.

The property provides a gym, study space, social rooms and bills-inclusive rent.

The location sounds geographically sensible because Wimbledon and Twickenham both lie in South West London. Public transport does not follow a straight line between them, so calculate the actual route.

A postcode can look close on a London map and still produce an awkward journey.

The supplied information uses £130 to £180 per week as a working allowance outside rent. Groceries account for around £30 to £50, while transport, social plans, mobile costs and dance-related purchases fill the rest of the budget.

A dancer needs one extra category in the budget that many university cost guides barely mention: looking after the body that allows you to train.

Working Weekly Budget

Expense	Practical weekly amount
Groceries	£30–£50
Transport	£0–£45
Mobile phone	£5–£6
Laundry and household items	£8–£15
Social plans	£10–£25
Dancewear and shoe fund	£5–£20
Personal care and recovery	£5–£20
Course materials	£3–£10
Estimated total before rent	£66–£191

You will not buy dance shoes every week. Put a smaller amount aside regularly so a replacement pair does not arrive as a sudden large expense.

The same logic applies to physio appointments or specialist recovery work not covered through school support.

Food Costs Matter More During Intensive Training

£30 a week can cover groceries for some students. It leaves little room for error when you train for several hours every day.

A dance student needs enough food to support the workload. Cutting the grocery budget too aggressively can become a false saving.

Plan meals around:

• Breakfast before training
• Lunch
• Snacks between classes
• Evening meals
• Food after late rehearsals

A property with a usable kitchen matters.

Four flatmates sharing one fridge can manage. Eight people sharing one small fridge will create problems very quickly.

Before signing, ask how much refrigerator and freezer space belongs to each tenant.

Also check when supermarkets close. A ten-minute walk to a shop feels very different after a long rehearsal when you realise you have nothing for breakfast.

Dancewear, Shoes and Laundry

Dance students wash clothing frequently.

That turns the laundry room from a minor amenity into something worth checking properly.

Ask a private hall:

• What does one wash cost?
• What does the dryer cost?
• How many machines serve the building?
• Does the laundry operate through an app?
• What happens when a machine breaks?

In a shared house, check whether the tenancy includes a washing machine and whether it has a dryer.

Dancewear also wears out.

Allow for:

• Ballet shoes
• Pointe shoes where required
• Tights
• Leotards
• Warm-up clothing
• Contemporary dance clothing
• Foot-care supplies
• Laundry products
• Performance requirements

Rambert gives students specialist health support as part of its dance training environment, but personal purchases still belong in your own budget.

Calculate the Full Tenancy

A weekly rent means very little until you multiply it by the contract.

For example:

• £235 × 51 weeks = £11,985
• £265 × 51 weeks = £13,515
• £375 × 51 weeks = £19,125
• £399 × 51 weeks = £20,349
• £452 × 51 weeks = £23,052

Now compare those figures with a local room at £600 per month.

£600 × 12 months = £7,200

Even after adding £40 a month for bills:

£640 × 12 = £7,680

A local shared house could therefore leave considerably more money available for food, transport and dance costs.

The calculation also has another side.

An unsuitable house with unreliable heating, a poor mattress or a 40-minute walk can affect recovery. Cheapest does not automatically mean best.

Student Visa Maintenance Funds

International students studying in London currently need to show £1,529 per month for living costs for up to nine months under the Student visa rules.

That gives a maximum maintenance requirement of:

£1,529 × 9 = £13,761

The amount comes on top of any unpaid tuition fees shown on the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies.

The Home Office figure supports the visa application. It does not predict your real spending.

A student renting a £450 weekly studio would already spend around £1,950 a month on accommodation.

Build the personal budget from the actual room.

Rambert students have a slightly different accommodation market from those attending large central London universities.

You will encounter private bedrooms in shared houses and homestays locally. Purpose-built halls farther away add en-suite rooms, twin studios and private studios. The supplied accommodation information identifies the same main categories.

Private Room in a Shared House

This is one of the most common choices among Rambert students.

You get your own bedroom and share the kitchen, bathroom and sometimes a living room.

The arrangement can work particularly well when your housemates attend Rambert too.

Everybody understands:

• Early starts
• Late rehearsals
• Dancewear hanging around
• Frequent washing
• The need to sleep
• The need to eat properly
• Why someone is rolling out their calves on the living-room floor at 9 pm

Friendship does not automatically make a good household, though.

Check how the group will handle:

• Bills
• Cleaning
• Food
• Visitors
• Noise
• Rent payments
• Repairs
• Shared purchases

Read the contract before the friendship group gets too excited about the house.

Homestay

A homestay gives you a private room in someone else’s home.

Rambert identifies homestay as a common local option, particularly for younger students. Under-18s sometimes choose it, although the school does not require every under-18 student to do so.

A homestay can remove several pieces of household admin.

Depending on the agreement, rent can include:

• Utilities
• Internet
• Furniture
• Meals
• Laundry access

Ask exactly what the family includes.

“Meals included” can mean breakfast and dinner every day, weekday dinners only or something else entirely.

Also discuss:

• Kitchen access
• Curfew or household routine
• Guests
• Laundry
• Weekend arrangements
• Holidays
• Dietary needs
• Distance to school

The arrangement needs to work for both sides. A dancer returning from rehearsal at 9.30 pm needs a household comfortable with that schedule.

En-suite Room

An en-suite gives you your own bedroom and bathroom.

You share a kitchen with the rest of the flat.

This removes one source of morning friction. You can shower and get ready without waiting for someone else.

The kitchen still matters more than the bathroom during a demanding course.

Ask how many people use it.

Six dancers with individual food schedules can make a kitchen busy very quickly.

Twin Room

A twin room reduces the rent by giving two people one bedroom.

The Cube Ealing currently advertises Twin Studios from £235 per week. Chelsea Lightfoot Hall currently lists a Twin En-suite from £228.

The lower price comes with a major compromise.

You share the sleeping space.

Dance schedules can make that arrangement harder than it looks:

One person has an early class.
One person gets home late.
One needs to stretch.
One wants the lights off.
One has wet dancewear drying.

Think about the routine, not only the saving.

Studio

A studio gives you your own bathroom and kitchenette.

Privacy can feel valuable after spending most of the day in studios with other dancers.

The cost rises quickly.

The Cube Ealing currently lists a Standard Studio at £345 per week over 51 weeks. Wood Lane Studios lists available price points from £452, although the property currently has no rooms available. Signal House studio prices start around £400 for several categories.

A studio needs another practical check for dance students: floor space.

The room might have technically private facilities while leaving almost no open area.

Ask for:

• Square metres
• Floor plan
• Bed size
• Wardrobe dimensions
• Under-bed storage
• Space around the desk
• Kitchen position
• Ventilation

A room where you can comfortably do basic mobility work can feel very different after class from one where the furniture covers nearly every part of the floor.

Local house shares remain the option Rambert itself recommends most strongly. Purpose-built residences can work when you prefer managed facilities, bills included and a more conventional student-building experience.

Prices and availability below reflect current 2026/27 listings and can change.

Property	Current starting price	Area	Main point to know
The Cube Ealing	From £235/week	Ealing	Lowest rate covers twin/accessible categories
Chelsea Lightfoot Hall	From £228/week	Chelsea	£228 applies to shared twin occupancy
Chapter White City	From £399/week	White City	Long Rambert commute
Wood Lane Studios	From £452/week	White City	Currently unavailable
Fulham Palace Studios	From £375/week	Hammersmith	Currently unavailable
The Stay Club North Acton	From £378/week	North Acton	Private rooms and studios
Signal House	From £395/week	Wimbledon	En-suite rooms and studios
Grand Felda House	From £246/week	Wembley	Very long journey for Rambert

House of Student currently displays Rambert student accommodation London listings from around £228 per week across its wider London portfolio.

Important Note About The Paragon

The original accommodation list includes The Paragon in Brentford and gives a starting price of £265 per week.

Do not include it on a Rambert booking shortlist at present.

The current property page states explicitly that The Paragon can only be let to students of the University of West London. The building reopens in summer 2026 after refurbishment, but the booking restriction means a Rambert student cannot simply reserve one of its rooms.

That restriction is more important than its distance from campus.

Always check eligibility rules on a residence before comparing price or travel time.

The Cube Ealing

Location: Popes Lane, Ealing
Current starting price: £235 per week
Room types: Twin rooms and studios
Bills: Included

The Cube gives students a private-hall option in West London without central London studio prices.

Current 51-week examples include:

Room	Weekly rent	Full 51-week cost
Twin Studio	£235	£11,985
Accessible Studio	£235	£11,985
Large Twin Studio	£245	£12,495
Standard Studio	£345	£17,595

The £235 headline rate does not buy the same experience as the £345 studio.

Check the room type before comparing it with a local private bedroom.

A £345 studio costs £5,610 more than a £235 twin over 51 weeks.

That money buys privacy.

Decide how much you value it.

Chapter White City

Area: White City
Current starting price: Around £399 per week
Room type: Studios

Chapter White City offers the kind of facilities many students associate with large London halls.

White City also gives you Westfield, Underground stations and access to central London.

Rambert lies in the other direction.

The source guide estimated a journey of more than an hour from this part of London.

For a dancer with a long training day, that commute deserves more weight than a roof terrace or social room.

A £399 room over 51 weeks also reaches £20,349.

Wood Lane Studios

Address: 80 Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ
Current advertised starting price: £452 per week
Room type: Studios
Current status: Rooms unavailable

Wood Lane Studios gives residents completely self-contained rooms with bills included.

A Standard Studio Bronze at £452 over 51 weeks costs:

£23,052

Premium categories can climb above £477 each week.

The building can suit someone who values privacy and wants West London facilities around them.

For a Rambert undergraduate, the contract price and travel time need a very careful comparison with a room near St Margarets.

Fulham Palace Studios

Address: Fulham Palace Road, London W6 9PA
Current starting price: £375 per week
Room type: Studios
Current status: Rooms unavailable

Fulham Palace Studios gives every resident a private kitchen and bathroom.

Current 51-week prices include:

• Bronze Studio: £375 per week
• Bronze Plus Studio: £385 per week
• Silver Studio: around £405 per week
• Gold Studio: £420 per week

The Bronze Studio reaches £19,125 over 51 weeks.

Current resident reviews on the House of Student listing include both positive comments and complaints about hot-water reliability. Read recent reviews before booking if rooms become available again.

A polished property photograph tells you nothing about the shower at 7 am.

The Stay Club North Acton

Address: 210 Western Avenue, London W3 6YW
Current starting price: £378 per week
Room types: Private rooms and studios

The Stay Club North Acton gives residents a gym, cinema, study rooms, communal areas and bills-inclusive rent.

Current listings begin with its Compact Studio around £378 per week.

That costs:

£378 × 51 weeks = £19,278

North Acton makes far more sense for a student studying near White City, Ealing or central London than one training every weekday in Twickenham.

The room can still work when another personal reason places you in the area.

Do not choose it only because the building has more facilities than a local house.

Signal House

Address: 144 Kingston Road, Wimbledon, SW19 1LY
Current available starting price: Around £395 per week
Room types: En-suite rooms and studios

Signal House provides:

• Gym
• Study areas
• Cinema
• Games room
• Bills-inclusive rent
• CCTV and controlled access
• On-site management

A current Standard En-suite listing at £395 over 51 weeks reaches £20,145. A Standard Studio at £400 would reach £20,400.

Several lower-priced categories currently show as sold out.

Wimbledon has a pleasant student environment. It still leaves you with a journey to Rambert every morning.

Test that trip before paying £20,000 for the year.

Chelsea Lightfoot Hall

Address: Manresa Road, Chelsea, SW3 6NA
Current starting price: £228 per week
Room types: Shared rooms and studios

Chelsea Lightfoot Hall looks cheap at first glance.

The reason becomes clear when you open the room list.

The £228 starting price applies to a Twin En-suite. Two students share the bedroom.

Current examples include:

Room	Weekly rent	51-week cost
Twin En-suite	£228	£11,628
Twin En-suite, single occupancy	£456	£23,256
Silver Studio	£450	£22,950
Sapphire View Studio	£524	£26,724

The same building can therefore cost £11,628 or more than £26,000 depending on room category.

Never compare properties from their headline rates alone.

The Chelsea location also creates a lengthy journey to Rambert.

Grand Felda House

Area: Wembley Park
Current starting price: £246 per week
Room types: En-suite rooms and studios

Grand Felda House offers a long facilities list and a relatively low London starting rate.

Residents have access to study areas, social rooms and a leisure-centre membership that includes gym and pool facilities.

For a Rambert student, location causes the problem.

Wembley lies well north of the school.

The supplied data estimated an 81-minute public-transport journey.

A dancer making that journey twice a day could spend nearly three hours travelling.

Current resident feedback also contains complaints about construction noise expected to continue into October 2026, along with maintenance and Wi-Fi problems. Check the status before booking.

The £246 rate does not automatically make it good value for Rambert.

Rambert’s South West London location rewards students who understand the railway map before they choose a room.

The nearest station is St Margarets.

Richmond gives you more connections.

Twickenham provides another useful rail route.

The supplied guide also highlights walking, buses, cycling and Heathrow access.

Walking

St Margarets station takes around ten minutes to reach from Rambert.

A local room can therefore reduce your daily transport cost almost to zero.

Before signing, walk the route at:

• 8 am
• Early evening
• After dark

Check:

• Lighting
• Pavement condition
• Busy crossings
• Traffic
• Flood-prone routes near the river
• Shortcuts through quiet streets

Rambert specifically warns drivers about flood risk in some unrestricted parking areas near the river. The same riverside geography deserves attention when walking or cycling during poor weather.

St Margarets Station

St Margarets gives students South Western Railway services towards Richmond and London Waterloo.

The station makes local accommodation attractive because the final walk remains short.

A student who wants regular central London access does not need to live in Zone 1 to get it.

You can train near home and use the railway when you actually want the centre.

That can save a remarkable amount of time over the academic year.

Richmond Station

Richmond gives you three main types of rail connection:

• South Western Railway
• London Underground District line
• London Overground

Rambert lies around 25 minutes away on foot, with local buses shortening the journey.

Richmond therefore works well for students who need easy access to other parts of London as well as Rambert.

The trade-off comes through rent.

Twickenham Station

Twickenham station gives another direct route towards London Waterloo.

It works well for students living around central Twickenham and residential streets nearby.

Check the walk from the house to Rambert as well as the walk to the station.

You will travel to school far more often than you travel to Waterloo.