ScopeMedia StudiosBook

27 min from Elephant & Castle · SE5 9HW · from £80 · open 24/7

Studio hire near Elephant and Castle

Scope Media Studios is a 4,000 sq ft production building in Camberwell, 2.4 km from Elephant & Castle in Southwark. Thameslink from Elephant & Castle to Loughborough Junction, then a short hop. Six rooms — a drive-in infinity cove, a sound-treated studio, a podcast room, a music studio, a DJ room and a workshop — every price published.

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Getting here from Elephant and Castle

  1. 27′Thameslink to Loughborough Junction → 45 bus to Caldecot RoadDoor to door from Elephant & Castle, weekday morning.
  2. 29′Northern line to Oval → 36 bus to County GroveDoor to door from Elephant & Castle, weekday morning.
  3. 29′P5 bus to Patmos RoadDoor to door from Elephant & Castle, weekday morning.
  4. 15′By bikeTfL's cycle route from Elephant & Castle.
  5. PBy van or carParking on site in the yard; Studio A loads in at ground level through the roller door. Look for Block A, Chartwell Business Park, SE5 9HW.

Journey times from the TfL Unified API Journey Planner, fetched 2026-10-22. Check TfL on the day — engineering works change routes.

The rooms

Studio A during a live shoot, seen wide across the white infinity cove with softboxes either side
Studio AThe big room. Drive-in infinity cove, blackout capable, 1,200 sq ft of floor to build on.From £160
Studio B dressed with a pink sofa on the white cyclorama under a fresnel light
Studio BA room within a room. Sound-treated, blackout capable, with a colour-washable cove.From £120
The DJ room square-on: two AlphaTheta CDJ-3000X players either side of a Pioneer DJ DJM-A9 with a white Reloop RP-7000 turntable at each end, Yamaha HS8 monitors on the wings of a hand-built concrete booth, beneath a red and white abstract canvas
DJ RoomA hand-built concrete booth, club-standard CDJ and DJM kit, and film lighting that comes with the room. £75 an hour, four hours minimum.From £300
The podcast room: four microphone booms around bouclé seating, under an arc lamp
Podcast RoomAcoustically treated, camera-ready, from £80 for two hours. Turn up and record.From £80
The music studio lit by violet LED strips, with the desk, monitors and vocal booth.
Music StudioMusic recording and sound engineering, booked in four- and eight-hour blocks. Half day from £80 dry hire, or £140 with an engineer.From £80
The workshop: a long bench of iMac workstations under the original circular ceiling light well.
WorkshopA daylight film and photo studio under a circular light well, and a twenty-seat training room with ten iMacs.From £120

In every room but one, lights are charged separately from the room rate, so please enquire about our lights and we will quote for what your shoot needs. The exception is the DJ room, where the professional film lighting is rigged in the room and included in the rate.

Often booked for

Film Studio Hire LondonFilm studio hire in south London: a 1,200 sq ft drive-in cove studio, a sound-treated room, ground-level load-in and parking on site in SE5. From £80.Short Film Studio Hire LondonShort film studio hire in South London: a 1,200 sq ft drive-in cove for set builds, a sound-treated room for dialogue and a vocal booth for ADR. From £80.Workshop & Class Space Hire LondonWorkshop, class and casting space hire in South London. Twenty seats, ten iMac workstations, under a circular ceiling light well. From £120.Podcast Studio Hire LondonPodcast recording studio hire in South London. An acoustically treated, camera-ready room for video podcasts and interviews, from £80 for two hours. Open 24/7.

Straight answers

How long does it take to get from Elephant and Castle to Scope Media Studios?
About 27 minutes door to door by public transport from Elephant & Castle on a weekday morning (Thameslink to Loughborough Junction, then 45 bus to Caldecot Road), according to the TfL Journey Planner. By bike it is about 15 minutes. The studio is at Block A, Chartwell Business Park, 61-65 Paulet Rd, London SE5 9HW.
Can I drive to the studio from Elephant and Castle with kit?
Yes. There is parking on site in the yard, and Studio A loads in at ground level through a roller door, so a van can unload straight into the room. Use "Block A, Chartwell Business Park" in your sat nav notes: another business shares the postcode.
How much does studio hire cost near Elephant and Castle?
At Scope, rooms start at £80. Studio A from £160, Studio B from £120, DJ Room from £300, Podcast Room from £80, Music Studio from £80, Workshop from £120. The whole building (five rooms) is £1,500 a day. In every room but one, lights are charged separately from the room rate, so please enquire about our lights and we will quote for what your shoot needs. The exception is the DJ room, where the professional film lighting is rigged in the room and included in the rate.

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