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Transport in EC1R

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near EC1R, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Islington
Region
London
Population
15,923 (2024)
Transport

How well connected EC1R is

91 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 37 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of EC1R. Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
10.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
91
Within 800m
Rail
17
Within a mile
Metro & tram
20
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Farringdon Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 02
    Farringdon Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 03
    Farringdon Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 04
    Farringdon
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 05
    Farringdon Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 06
    Angel Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 07
    Angel Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 08
    Chancery Lane
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 09
    Chancery Lane Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 10
    Barbican Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 11
    Barbican
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 12
    City Thameslink
    Rail station
    0.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Northampton Road / Peel Centre, 117 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

56.5% of working residents in EC1R mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 5.3% drive to work.

EC1REngland
Work from home56.5%31.5%
Drive5.3%44.5%
Car passenger0.6%3.9%
Bus or coach7.6%4.3%
Train2.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram6.6%1.9%
On foot14.4%7.6%
Bicycle4.6%2.1%
Other2.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

73.5% of households in EC1R have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

EC1REngland
No car or van73.5%23.5%
123.1%41.3%
22.8%26.1%
3 or more0.5%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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