UCLA housing near Century City: options a short drive south of campus

UCLA housing near Century City makes sense if you're open to living a little south of campus and don't mind a short drive. Several of our current Westwood and West LA listings describe themselves as close to Century City, and five of them are below.

Early November is when spring-semester handoffs start popping up and people begin signing for next fall, so it's a good time to compare. For each place we've pulled the facts from the listing itself, then added what students in local housing groups have been talking about and a few things to ask before you commit.

Begin your search at Off-Campus Universe, where you can browse current listings near Westwood.

Prestigious Century Towers High Rise is a furnished one-bed, one-bath apartment on Avenue of the Stars, listed at $5,500/month on a nine-month lease with an option to extend. The description says it's moments from Westfield Century City and mentions building amenities including valet service, a heated pool and a gym. It's listed as more than 10 minutes by car from campus, and its 8/20/2026 start date has passed, so confirm current availability with the lister.

1041 20th st SM is an unfurnished one-bed, one-bath apartment at 1041 20th St in Santa Monica, listed at $2,750/month on a year lease. Its description calls the area adjacent to Westwood, UCLA and Century City and lists plenty of nearby restaurants and shops. It's listed as more than 15 minutes by car from campus, and the 8/22/2026 start date has passed, so ask the lister what's open now.

Fox Hills Drive is a furnished two-bed, one-bath unit listed at $3,500/month on a six-month lease. The description says it's minutes from Century City Mall and mentions an on-site washer and dryer and street parking with a permit. It's listed as 5 to 10 minutes by car from campus. The start date shown is 8/1/2025 and the address only says Los Angeles, so confirm the exact location, dates and lease terms with the lister.

3-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom two-story condo is an unfurnished three-bed, 2.5-bath two-story condo at 1909 Pelham Ave, listed at $5,000/month on a year lease. The description mentions a short drive to the Century City Shopping Center, hardwood floors and a fireplace. The fields mark it as rented by the room while the description prices the whole home, so ask how the rent is split. It's listed as under 5 minutes by car from campus, with timing shown as Sept 17, so confirm when it's actually open.

Private Master Suite + Private Bath is a furnished private suite with its own full bathroom in a two-bed, two-bath apartment near Beverly Glen and Santa Monica Blvd, listed at $1,700/month. The description places it between Westwood and Century City and mentions included underground parking, a courtyard pool and laundry on the same floor. It's listed as 5 to 10 minutes by car from campus, with lease timing shown as July 2026-July 2027, so ask whether the room is still available.

How the Century City-area options compare

These five cover a lot of ground. There's a high-rise one-bedroom, a Santa Monica apartment, a short-lease furnished unit, a large condo and a single suite in a shared apartment. Prices on our site run from $1,700/month for the private suite up to $5,500/month for the high-rise, so it pays to decide early whether you want a whole place or a room.

Distance varies too. One is listed as under 5 minutes by car from campus, two as 5 to 10 minutes by car, one as more than 10 minutes by car and the Santa Monica listing as more than 15 minutes by car. Century City itself is part of Los Angeles, south of Westwood, so most of these are a drive rather than a quick hop to class.

Three of the five are furnished, which helps for a January start. Parking comes up in three descriptions: valet service at the high-rise, permit street parking at the furnished two-bedroom and included underground parking with the private suite. The other two don't say, so ask. Laundry is mentioned in two, and the high-rise and the suite both describe a pool.

Dates are the main thing to sort out. Several listings show start dates that have passed, and two are marked as not available right now. That usually means the lister posted for a specific term and hasn't updated it yet, so a short message is the quickest way to find out what's actually open for spring or for next fall.

UCLA housing near Century City: what student posts mention

UCLA housing near Century City came up by name in student posts in local Facebook housing groups collected on 9 Nov 2026, though Westwood was mentioned more often. We looked at 40 new posts from those groups for this roundup.

In student posts in local Facebook housing groups collected on 9 Nov 2026, the median rent per person quoted was $1,200. That's the middle of the amounts students typed, not our listing data and not a market rate. Several of the listings above are whole units, so compare carefully before you read anything into that number.

The topics that came up often were being close to campus, parking, furnished places, pets and utilities being included. For floor plans, students most often named two-bed, two-bath units, with a few townhouses and a studio in the mix. Among our five listings, two are two-bedroom layouts and the rest are a one-bedroom, a three-bedroom condo and the high-rise unit. If you're hunting for a two-bed, two-bath with a roommate, the private suite is the closest match on this list.

Parking stands out here. If you're living near Century City and commuting to Westwood, how you get to campus every day is a real part of the cost. Ask each lister whether a space is included, whether there's a monthly fee, and what street parking rules apply. Students in those posts clearly had the same question on their minds.

Pets came up often as well. None of these five descriptions spells out a pet policy, so if you have an animal, raise it before you apply rather than after. The same goes for utilities, which students often asked about and which most of these listings don't fully cover in their descriptions.

What to ask before you sign near Century City

• Ask whether parking is included, how much it costs if not, and what permits street parking needs. It matters more the farther you are from Westwood.

• Confirm whether the price is for a room or the whole unit, especially where the fields and the description don't match.

• Check the actual start date and lease length. Several of these show dates that have passed or terms like six or nine months, so ask what's open for January and for next fall.

• Get the full picture on utilities, laundry and any pet policy in writing before you pay a deposit.

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