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Transport in SM5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SM5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Sutton
Region
London
Population
63,018 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SM5 is

36 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 8 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of SM5. 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
36
Within 800m
Rail
8
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Carshalton Station
    Rail station
    109 yards
  • 02
    Carshalton Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.1 miles
  • 03
    Carshalton Beeches
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 04
    Carshalton Beeches Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 05
    Hackbridge
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 06
    Hackbridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 07
    Wallington Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 08
    Wallington Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 09
    Sutton Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 10
    Sutton (London) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 11
    Sutton Common Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 12
    Sutton Common Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Colston Avenue, 108 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

34.1% of working residents in SM5 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 36.2% drive to work.

SM5England
Work from home34.1%31.5%
Drive36.2%44.5%
Car passenger2.6%3.9%
Bus or coach6.9%4.3%
Train5.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram4.1%1.9%
On foot6.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.7%2.1%
Other2.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21.4% of households in SM5 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

SM5England
No car or van21.4%23.5%
146.9%41.3%
224%26.1%
3 or more7.8%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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