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Postcode district · Purley

Transport in CR8

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

Council
Croydon
Region
London
Population
47,658 (2024)
Transport

How well connected CR8 is

35 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 8 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of CR8. 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
35
Within 800m
Rail
8
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Purley Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Reedham Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 03
    Purley Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 04
    Reedham (Surrey) Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 05
    Riddlesdown
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 06
    Riddlesdown Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 07
    Kenley
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 08
    Kenley Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 09
    Coulsdon Town Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 10
    Coulsdon Town
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 11
    Purley Oaks Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 12
    Purley Oaks
    Rail station
    1.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Higher Drive, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

48% of working residents in CR8 mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 31.6% drive to work.

CR8England
Work from home48%31.5%
Drive31.6%44.5%
Car passenger2%3.9%
Bus or coach4.3%4.3%
Train7.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.4%1.9%
On foot2.9%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

16.7% of households in CR8 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

CR8England
No car or van16.7%23.5%
143.9%41.3%
228%26.1%
3 or more11.5%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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