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Transport in BR5 2BE

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BR5 2BE, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
St Mary Cray South
Council
Bromley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,852 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BR5 2BE is

37 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BR5 2BE itself. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
37
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    St Mary Cray Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 02
    St Mary Cray Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 03
    Orpington Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 04
    Orpington Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 05
    Petts Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 06
    Petts Wood
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 07
    Chelsfield
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 08
    Chelsfield Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 09
    Chislehurst Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 10
    Chislehurst Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 11
    Swanley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 12
    Bickley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Kent Road, 149 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.5% of working residents in the BR5 2BE area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 37% drive to work.

BR5 2BEEngland
Work from home31.5%31.5%
Drive37%44.5%
Car passenger2.3%3.9%
Bus or coach6.8%4.3%
Train8.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.2%1.9%
On foot8%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other3.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

33% of households in the BR5 2BE area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

BR5 2BEEngland
No car or van33%23.5%
146.7%41.3%
216.1%26.1%
3 or more4.2%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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