Listing a Spare Room in Bridewell Place
By Elliot Shimmin. Posted 5 March 2025.
Intro
Before we changed our minds, we listed our spare room on www.spareroom.co.uk. This post contains some potentially useful information if you're considering the same. Our post got three viewing requests in 24 hours before we took it down.
Comparables
Here's a list of comparable spare room listings in Wapping that I gathered using ChatGPT Deep Research. I'll put the prompt at the end in case you want to refresh the results.
You can scroll the table to the right.
Listing (SpareRoom Ad) | People in Household | Private Bath? | Shared Living Room? | Distance to Wapping Station | Room Size (sq ft) | Property Size (sq ft) | Rent (PCM) | Bills Included? | Bills Cost | Total Including Bills | Furnished? | Tenancy Length |
Lovely Double Room near St. Katharine’s Dock (live-in landlord) | 1 | No | Yes | Not specified (near Tower Hill) | N/A | N/A | £1,250 | Yes | N/A (incl.) | £1,250 | Furnished | ≥3 months (no max) |
En‑suite Room in Wapping (house share) | 3 | Yes (en suite) | Yes | ~5 min walk | N/A | N/A | £1,100 | No (partly) | ~£100 pcm | ~£1,200 | Furnished | up to 7 months |
Riverfront Room next to Wapping Station (flat share) | 2 | No | Yes | Next door (~1 min) | N/A | N/A | £1,250 | Yes | N/A (incl.) | £1,250 | Furnished | ≥3 months (no max) |
Stylish Room to Rent (Heart of Wapping)(flat share) | 2 | No | Yes | 0–5 min walk | N/A | N/A | £750 | No | Not specified | £750 + bills | Furnished | ≥12 months (no max) |
Wapping – 1 min to Station (artist’s flat) (lodger arrangement) | 2 | No | No | ~1 min walk | N/A | N/A | £675 | Yes | N/A (incl.) | £675 | Furnished | No minimum (open-ended) |
Double Room w/ Private Bath (Spirit Quay) (townhouse share) | 3 | Yes (en suite) | Yes | 5–10 min walk | N/A | N/A | £1,050 | Yes | N/A (incl.) | £1,050 | Furnished | ≥6 months (no max) |
Room in Fenner House (Wapping) (flat share) | 2 | No | Yes | 5–10 min walk | N/A | N/A | £1,100 | Yes | N/A (incl.) | £1,100 | Furnished | No min (open-ended) |
Ensuite Double in Modern Townhouse (West Wapping share) | Not spec. | Yes (en suite) | Yes | ~5–8 min walk | N/A | N/A | £1,150 | Yes | N/A (incl.) | £1,150 | Furnished | ≥6 months (no max) |
Spacious Double – New E1 Wapping Flat (3-bed flat share) | 2 | No | No | ~5 min walk | N/A | N/A | £1,050 | No (except elec.) | ~£20 pcm (electric) | ~£1,070 | Furnished | ≥12 months (no max) |
Spacious Double Room (top-floor flat) (St Katharine’s Dock area) | 2 | No | No | Not specified (Tower Hill ~10 min) | N/A | N/A | ~£997 (pcm) | Yes | N/A (incl.) | ~£997 | Furnished | ≥12 months (no max) |
Single Room – Shearsmith House E1 (17th-floor flat share) | 1 | No | Yes | Short walk (~10 min) | N/A | N/A | £600 | No (except elec.) | (Electric via meter) | £600 + electric | Furnished | ≥2 months (then rolling) |
Large Double Room – Wapping E1 (4-bed flat share) | 3 | No | No | ~10 min walk | N/A | N/A | £1,050 | No | Not specified | £1,050 + bills | Furnished | 3–4 months (short let) |
Short-Let Double (6 weeks) (riverside flat share) | 3 | No | Yes | Short walk (~10 min) | N/A | N/A | £665** | No | ~£180 pcm | ~£845 | Furnished | 2 months fixed |
ChatGPT Deep Research prompt: "Please create and populate a comprehensive table of comparables for spare rooms for rent in Wapping, London, exclusively searching the site http://spareroom.co.uk. Only add a row for spare rooms, not for entire apartments for rent or multiple rooms for rent. For reach spare room (which will be its own row), capture how many other people live in the property, furnished/unfurnished, tenancy length, whether there is a private bathroom for the tenant of the spare room, access to a living room, distance to the nearest station (ideally Wapping station), the room size (in sq ft or sq m ideally, just keep it consistent), sq ft/m of the entire property, rent pcm, whether bills are included y/n, how much bills are, total cost inc. bills, and a link to the listing on spareroom.co.uk. This table must only be populated with spare rooms in Wapping, no other area in London."
Listing Description
It may be helpful to copy and paste parts of our listing description:
Title: Single Room in Grade II Bld w/ Private 🛁 & Study
Bright bedroom in a well-maintained, spacious two-bedroom duplex within a private, gated Grade II listed building in the heart of Wapping. Just a 2-minute walk from Wapping Overground Station, this home is perfect for a professional looking for a peaceful yet well-connected place to live.
🏡 The Room:
- A single bedroom with natural light & park view
- Comes furnished (bed and wardrobe). We will buy a bedside table for you
- Private bathroom (not en-suite, but just across the little hall and solely for your use)
🏠 The Property:
- 954 sq ft duplex apartment with an open-plan design & roof terrace
- Quiet study room, yours to use at any time
- Spacious shared living room
- Fully equipped kitchen (dishwasher, washing machine, oven, fridge/freezer)
- Secure gated development (with concierge) in a quiet, residential neighbourhood
- Secure parking space available at additional cost
- Search Google for "Foxtons 24 Bridewell Place" for more property photos
📍 Location & Transport:
- Search Google Maps "24 Bridewell Place" for exact location
- 1min walk to Wapping Station (Overground)
- 15min cycle to Canary Wharf
- 12min cycle to City of London
- 20sec walk to Santander cycle dock
- 3 min walk to a Zipcar
- 20sec walk to Sainsbury's Local
- 15min walk to large supermarket (Waitrose)
- 4min walk to shore of Thames
- 3min walk to sports center, gym, cafes, restaurants, historic pubs, and parks
- Secure parking space available at additional cost
- Peaceful residential area with no through traffic – quiet yet central - an escape from the sirens.
💷 Rent & Bills:
- £1050 PCM
- Bills included (council tax, Wi-Fi, water, etc.)
- 6-month tenancy minimum
- Deposit: £500
👩💼 Who You’ll Be Living With:
You’ll be sharing with two friendly professionals (teacher and tech professional). We are both laidback and like meeting new people but will respect another housemate's own space. We are both busy during the week with work (school and office). At the weekend we typically go to Parkrun, explore London, meals out, and see friends/family.
We are looking for a friendly easy-going housemate. We would love someone who is clean tidy, and makes themself at home. Ideally someone who is past the partying days -like us- and has traded shots for herbal tea and sensible sleep (REM > FOMO) 😂 but anyone is welcome to message.
If you're looking for a well-located, comfortable, and quiet home with great transport links, this could be perfect for you.
📩 Drop us a message to arrange a viewing!