Student storage at London School of Economics — and side income for students who host

London School of Economics at a glance

~12,000 students (high international share). LSE's campus is on Houghton Street, between Holborn and the Royal Courts of Justice. First-year halls (Bankside, Passfield, Carr-Saunders) cluster around WC1 and Bankside; second-years move to Camden, Islington, Hackney and the cheaper north-east clusters.

Transport: Central / Piccadilly / Northern Lines, Holborn / Temple / Chancery Lane stations.

Term timing: Three-term system. LSE's notably high international share (60%+) means a significant chunk goes home for the long summer.

Renter side — where LSE students store stuff over summer

Bands below are typical Packhood rates for a student box-room volume (one bed's worth — 2–4 m³). A full-bedroom load (4–6 m³) typically lands at 1.7–2.0× these monthly rates.

Live rates by area: see London storage prices for the full city-level bands across asset types (garage, spare room, attic, basement, shed, driveway).

Host side — how LSE students earn meaningful side income

Most students go looking for a part-time job to plug the gap between rent and grants. Hosting on Packhood replaces or supplements that — same money into your account, zero shifts, and the work is essentially "list once, collect monthly". Three scenarios that work for LSE students specifically:

Income range across all scenarios: £600–£2,400/year for a single space; LSE's international cohort makes summer hosting unusually high-yield. Hosts receive 95% of the listed amount; Packhood's 5% fee covers identity verification, the Host Guarantee (up to €300 per booking), and Stripe escrow. List a space in ~12 minutes from Become a host.

Why hosting beats a part-time job for most LSE students

A typical 8-hour shift at minimum wage clears about €100 net after tax. The same €100 comes out of one month of hosting your box room — and unlike the shift, you don't lose 8 hours, you don't have to commute, and the income compounds across the academic year. Stack two listings (your box room + parents' garage at home) and you replace a 2-shift-a-week job with two emails a year.

The catch: it's slower to ramp than a job. Your first booking lands 2–6 weeks after listing. After that, the cadence is steady — most LSE-area listings get 3–7 enquiries / month and a 30–50% booking rate. Reviews compound: hosts with 4+ reviews see ~2× the booking rate of new hosts.

FAQ — LSE students

Other universities

Doing this for a friend at another college? Per-uni guides: UCL, Imperial, KCL, QMUL, Oxford, Cambridge, UoM, UoE, UofG, UoB, UoB-Bham, Cardiff. Or the national Student storage in the UK overview.