Otherwise London

Experimental Communities Housing Roundup

A curated collection of experimental and intentional communities in London, gathered by folks in the space.

This Google Doc compiles various housing communities, co-living spaces, and intentional living arrangements across the city.

Community Living Interest Form

Looking for a place to live in London? Tell us a little about yourself, what you’re looking for and what you need, and we’ll help you find the best matches from the London commuity living spaces.

These responses go to a pool that the different communities see. This means that applications are never "rejected", but it also means that you may not get a response if no houses are actively looking to fill available space when you apply. If you want to ensure a response, consider reaching out to a house you're particularly interested in!

Haven't made up your mind? Just curious? That's OK, we'd still like to talk to you.

In the mean time check out the housing round up!

Contribute

Otherwise London is an open, community-maintained project. If you know a place, space, or group that belongs here, you can add it directly by opening a pull request on GitHub.

The entire site is a single HTML file: index.html. All place data is stored in a single JavaScript locations array that powers both the lists and the map. Adding a new entry means adding an object to this array with the place's details.

1. Fork the repository on GitHub: otherwiselondon/otherwise-website
2. Open index.html and find the locations array in the JavaScript section near the bottom.
3. Add a new location object with: name, url, coordinates [lng, lat], type (living, spaces, making, or associations), description, and googleMapLink.
4. You can omit the coordinates field and the place will still appear in the list but not on the map.
5. Commit your changes and open a pull request. Describe the place briefly in the PR description.