Urbanest Westminster Bridge sits on Westminster Bridge Road in Elephant & Castle, SE1, within easy reach of King's College London, LSE, SOAS, the University of Westminster and UCL. The building offers a mix of room types, including a private bedroom ...
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Elephant & Castle holds more residences than anywhere else we cover. It is a straight run into Holborn and the Strand on the Northern and Bakerloo lines, or about half an hour on foot along the river. The area is mid-rebuild around Elephant Park, so expect hoardings alongside the new restaurants for a few years yet. Rents here sit around the middle of our range rather than the top.
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As soon as possible! You can never be too prepared when looking at student accommodation options. Property wants to help you find the room that is just right to start you on your university journey.
Is it too late to apply for student accommodation?
It is never too late, provided there is still rooms available. However, as you can imagine the rooms are available on a first come first serve basis, so once the rooms are full, they’re full! So book yours today.
What should I think about when looking at uni accommodation?
There are lots of things to consider when looking at potential student accommodation. You want to make sure that the rooms available are comfortable, safe, offer a good environment to study and come with all the features and amenities you will need.
Distance to your university building, transport links, local bars, entertainment venues and so on are also essential.
Each Property location page lists all of this information for you.
Is it possible to choose my room?
Yes, you can select the type of room you want in the property of your choice whilst in our booking system. If there are any specific requirements you have or would like to discuss, please get in touch with the team.
When is the best time to book student accommodation?
They suggest that once you have decided to stay with us, to book as early as possible so you are able to get first pick. They highly recommend that if you’re planning to share with friends to book in advance as spaces will fill up and it will be hard to group you together.
How much do I need to pay to book?
To confirm a booking, They require a payment of 1 weeks upfront rent and then you can pay the rest in instalments.
Will I get this back?
No, the upfront rental payment gets applied to your first rent instalment – meaning you don’t need to wait around for a deposit refund.
What form of payment do you take?
Property accepts payments made by credit/debit card or bank transfer. There is no charge when paying with a credit or debit card. Additional fees on bank/wire transfers will depend on your bank so check with them beforehand. They take either forms of payment, as long as it’s not cash/cheque.
Do you get a student loan for accommodation?
That completely depends on your circumstances. Whatever form of payment is easiest for you will be fine with us. Please speak to the team for more information.
When will I receive the tenancy agreement?
Their tenancy agreements are all online – meaning no paperwork! The online tenancy acceptance has the same legal weight as a paper tenancy so you don’t need to be concerned. You can access your tenancy at any time by logging into your account portal once you have a confirmed booking with us.
When can I move in to student accommodation?
All tenancy dates are available to see at the time of booking. However feel free to get in touch with us if you require an earlier arrival, we will see what we have available.
What is included in my rent?
The rent covers your room, use of the communal facilities, all utility bills such as electricity, hot water and heating, and contents insurance cover. It also includes your 200mbps broadband and WiFi connection.
Urbanest was an amazing experience, spent a year here. Staff, both maintenance and reception are extremely friendly.
Big shoutout to JP and Taylor for making my experience great, and always being friendly and helpful to me.
There were some issues with the lift and electricity, the staff tried their best to keep us calm and evacuate us. I would say the problem was with the building itself, and should be looked into.
Overall amazing location! Would recommend it
I have attached the photo of my room view.
Urbannest can do a lot to improve their offering for their price point. It’s certainly not a budget accommodation so there should be some decent level of service offered. When I arrived after a 12h journey my room was not clean and ready to move into. I had to weight 3 hours to move in despite booking in advance and notifying Urbannest of my move in time.
Most of all the service provided by the support staff can be improved. There were a few staff that actually did their job well and worked to help students namely Mehul who really helped me through my stay and Amid too who was quite attentive. Urbannest should look into some kind of incentive based system for their service staff to reward those who actually do their job well and help students. There were definitely some other staff that were attentive and did their jobs well too. This included an Italian gentlemen (forgot his name). However I had several experiences of staff being dismissive and disinterested about my queries and questions and quite clearly not interested in answering my questions. The attitude of these members is “let me find the quickest way to be unhelpful to this student to get them out of my way and minimize the work that I may have to do to help them”. Take for instance their advertisement of irons and ironing boards for students. When I asked for and these were unavailable some staff would continually say “first come first served”. I knew that these items had been forgotten by a student in their room and so I asked can someone retrieve the item or look into which student has it (they have a record of these things). Mehul actually bothered to help me out on this on, but some of the staff really didn’t care to help.
Moreover I stayed in a room right next to the common room (don’t do this). There were constant disruptions and people hosting parties. Impossible to sleep. Urbannest should not allow speakers in these rooms after a certain time. Again when I followed up on this I was told by some of the staff that’s just how it is we can’t do much. I was working long hours this summer and sometimes just wanted to come home and sleep but that often couldn’t happen because Urbannest didn’t really care for my welfare in this regard.
Overall it’s a mixed experience. Probably can’t expect too much from student accommodation, but Urbannest really should strive to do better on the service side. The gym was quite convenient and had a great selection of equipment. Of course there are also great views, and it’s probably better than most other accommodations in terms of amenities. But at the same time students do pay a premium for this so Urbannest should work hard to make the student experience better.
Living at Urbanest Westminster Bridge has been an incredible experience! The accommodation is modern, clean, and packed with top-notch amenities that make it feel like home. The location is ideal, putting me within easy reach of my university and London’s best spots. However, what truly stands out is the amazing staff. A special shoutout to Damir – his kindness, responsiveness, and dedication make a huge difference. No matter the request, he’s always there to help, ensuring that everything runs smoothly. He’s truly the heart of this place! For anyone considering student accommodation in London, I wholeheartedly recommend Urbanest Westminster Bridge.
Thank you so much for showing us around the student accommodation at the Urbanest Westminster George... you were the PERFECT host and tour guide, even though my granddaughter and I had been really cheeky and just dropped by on spec, on the off chance some lovely person would let us in!
That lovely person was you and you absolutely made my granddaughter's day! You were so kind and welcoming and went beyond the call of duty. Urbanest are very fortunate to have you on the staff, and as I believe you're a contact person for students, THEY are too!
The Urbanest is superb- Zuzia is absolutely sold on it now you've shown her round- and it gives us great peace of mind knowing where she will be and how well she'll be taken care of should all go to plan!
Thanks again George, you're an absolute star!!
Urbanest Westminster Bridge is an excellent location for students. It’s extremely close to the Big Ben, the London Eye, and the Westminster Abbey. It’s literally situated in the heart of the city and I must say the view from the terrace of the accommodation is breathtaking. I always go there when I want to get some fresh air and feel happy. I feel so safe in this area. Also, it’s literally got Tesco, M&S Simply Food, Sainsbury’s, Pret, and Co-op with in 5 mins of walking. The Waterloo station is also just 7 mins away. EVERYTHING A STUDENT CAN ASK FOR IS OFFERED AT URBANEST. However, the staff is sometimes not helpful, but you rarely have an issue here. BOOK YOUR PLACE IN THE JANUARY OF YOUR COMMENCEMENT YEAR! Also, try and book higher floors on the external sides.
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