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Transport in CR8 2EL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near CR8 2EL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Purley Central
Council
Croydon
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,539 (2024)
Transport

How well connected CR8 2EL is

38 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 10 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from CR8 2EL 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
38
Within 800m
Rail
10
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Reedham Station
    Rail station
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Reedham (Surrey) Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.2 miles
  • 03
    Purley Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 04
    Purley Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 05
    Riddlesdown
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 06
    Riddlesdown Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 07
    Kenley
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 08
    Kenley Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 09
    Coulsdon Town Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 10
    Coulsdon Town
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 11
    Purley Oaks Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 12
    Purley Oaks
    Rail station
    1.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Higher Drive, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

48.9% of working residents in the CR8 2EL area mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 22% drive to work.

CR8 2ELEngland
Work from home48.9%31.5%
Drive22%44.5%
Car passenger2%3.9%
Bus or coach7.6%4.3%
Train12.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.8%1.9%
On foot3.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

25.8% of households in the CR8 2EL area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

CR8 2ELEngland
No car or van25.8%23.5%
146.9%41.3%
222.9%26.1%
3 or more4.5%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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