Best areas to live for commuting to King's Cross / St Pancras

95 London neighbourhoods ranked by commute time to King's Cross / St Pancras, with rent prices and transport options for each.

Fastest commutes to King's Cross / St Pancras

Islington

Islington

~10 min

Polished, professional, and well-fed. Upper Street has more restaurants than most postcodes have houses.

£2,000/mo
NorthernVictoria

Belsize Park

Camden

~10 min

A calmer, well-kept pocket between Primrose Hill and Hampstead, with a residential feel and premium pricing.

£1,950/mo
Northern

Holloway

Islington

~10 min

Practical inner north London with Piccadilly line access, cheaper rents than Islington, and a busy everyday high street.

£1,500/mo
Piccadilly

Archway

Islington

~10 min

Northern line value at the foot of Highgate, useful for people who want green access without Highgate prices.

£1,500/mo
Northern

Swiss Cottage

Camden

~10 min

A polished Jubilee line pocket between St John's Wood, Belsize Park, and Finchley Road.

£1,900/mo
Jubilee

Aldgate

City of London

~10 min

City-fringe living for people who want to walk to finance jobs and still be close to Spitalfields and Shoreditch.

£2,100/mo
DistrictHammersmith & City

Under 20 minutes

50 areas with commute times in this range

NeighbourhoodBoroughCommute1-bed rent
IslingtonIslington~10 min£2,000
Belsize ParkCamden~10 minest.£1,950
HollowayIslington~10 minest.£1,500
ArchwayIslington~10 minest.£1,500
Swiss CottageCamden~10 minest.£1,900
AldgateCity of London~10 minest.£2,100
HoxtonHackney~10 minest.£1,900
BoroughSouthwark~10 minest.£2,050
Maida ValeWestminster~10 minest.£1,950
SohoWestminster~10 minest.£2,200
FitzroviaCamden~10 minest.£2,150
BloomsburyCamden~10 minest.£2,100
MayfairWestminster~10 minest.£2,600
Marylebone VillageWestminster~10 minest.£2,200
Covent GardenWestminster~10 minest.£2,200
HampsteadCamden~11 minest.£2,000
WhitechapelTower Hamlets~11 minest.£1,700
Elephant & CastleSouthwark~11 minest.£1,800
PimlicoWestminster~11 minest.£2,100
CamdenCamden~12 min£1,900
Kentish TownCamden~12 min£1,750
HighgateHaringey~12 minest.£1,750
West HampsteadCamden~12 minest.£1,850
VauxhallLambeth~12 minest.£1,950
KenningtonLambeth~12 minest.£1,900
BayswaterWestminster~12 minest.£2,050
WappingTower Hamlets~13 minest.£1,850
Notting HillKensington & Chelsea~13 minest.£2,200
KilburnBrent~14 minest.£1,500
KensingtonKensington & Chelsea~14 minest.£2,400
ChelseaKensington & Chelsea~14 minest.£2,400
Finsbury ParkHaringey~15 min£1,600
ShoreditchHackney / Tower Hamlets~15 min£2,300
Mile EndTower Hamlets~15 minest.£1,500
Holland ParkKensington & Chelsea~15 minest.£2,300
Golders GreenBarnet~16 minest.£1,600
CricklewoodBrent~16 minest.£1,400
BowTower Hamlets~16 minest.£1,500
CamberwellSouthwark~16 minest.£1,500
StockwellLambeth~16 minest.£1,600
Muswell HillHaringey~17 minest.£1,500
Hackney WickHackney~17 minest.£1,550
FulhamHammersmith & Fulham~17 minest.£1,950
DalstonHackney~18 min£1,750
Bethnal GreenTower Hamlets~18 min£1,700
Wood GreenHaringey~18 minest.£1,350
TottenhamHaringey~18 minest.£1,250
East DulwichSouthwark~19 minest.£1,650
Hackney CentralHackney~20 min£1,700
LeytonWaltham Forest~20 minest.£1,350

20–30 minutes

28 areas with commute times in this range

NeighbourhoodBoroughCommute1-bed rent
FinchleyBarnet~21 minest.£1,500
Herne HillLambeth~21 minest.£1,600
New CrossLewisham~21 minest.£1,400
DeptfordLewisham~21 minest.£1,450
Stoke NewingtonHackney~22 min£1,700
StratfordNewham~22 min£1,600
WalthamstowWaltham Forest~22 min£1,400
BermondseySouthwark~22 min£1,850
Shepherd's BushHammersmith & Fulham~22 min£1,800
HendonBarnet~22 minest.£1,400
BalhamWandsworth~24 minest.£1,600
BrixtonLambeth~25 min£1,700
Forest GateNewham~25 minest.£1,300
BarnesRichmond upon Thames~25 minest.£1,800
ChiswickHounslow~25 minest.£1,800
LewishamLewisham~26 minest.£1,450
EarlsfieldWandsworth~26 minest.£1,600
Forest HillLewisham~27 minest.£1,500
Crouch EndHaringey~28 min£1,500
ClaphamLambeth~28 min£1,800
PeckhamSouthwark~28 min£1,550
Battersea / Nine ElmsWandsworth~28 min£2,100
HammersmithHammersmith & Fulham~28 min£1,850
StreathamLambeth~28 minest.£1,400
CatfordLewisham~28 minest.£1,300
BlackheathLewisham~28 minest.£1,700
ActonEaling~30 min£1,500
Crystal PalaceBromley~30 minest.£1,450

30–45 minutes

13 areas with commute times in this range

NeighbourhoodBoroughCommute1-bed rent
TootingWandsworth~32 min£1,500
GreenwichGreenwich~32 min£1,650
Enfield TownEnfield~33 minest.£1,250
IlfordRedbridge~33 minest.£1,300
BarkingBarking and Dagenham~34 minest.£1,250
EalingEaling~35 min£1,550
PutneyWandsworth~35 min£1,850
RichmondRichmond upon Thames~35 minest.£1,700
WimbledonMerton~38 min£1,700
HarrowHarrow~38 minest.£1,350
CroydonCroydon~41 minest.£1,350
TwickenhamRichmond upon Thames~42 minest.£1,500
KingstonKingston upon Thames~43 minest.£1,450

45–60 minutes

4 areas with commute times in this range

NeighbourhoodBoroughCommute1-bed rent
SuttonSutton~47 minest.£1,250
BexleyheathBexley~50 minest.£1,250
RomfordHavering~52 minest.£1,200
UxbridgeHillingdon~59 minest.£1,250

Frequently asked questions

Where is the best place to live for commuting to King's Cross / St Pancras?

Islington, Belsize Park, Holloway all offer fast commutes to King's Cross / St Pancras. The quickest is Islington at approximately 10 minutes.

How should I balance commute time and rent near King's Cross / St Pancras?

Areas closest to King's Cross / St Pancras tend to carry a rent premium. The sweet spot for most people is the 25–35 minute band — you trade a few extra minutes on the tube for meaningfully cheaper rent and more living space.

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