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Transport in SW1Y 5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SW1Y 5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
3,593 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SW1Y 5 is

70 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 43 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of SW1Y 5. 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
70
Within 800m
Rail
11
Within a mile
Metro & tram
32
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Charing Cross
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Charing Cross Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 03
    Piccadilly Circus
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 04
    Piccadilly Circus Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 05
    Charing Cross
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 06
    London Charing Cross Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 07
    Green Park Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 08
    Leicester Square
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 09
    Leicester Square Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 10
    Green Park Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 11
    Westminster Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 12
    Embankment Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Charles II Street, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

55% of working residents in SW1Y 5 mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 5.7% drive to work.

SW1Y 5England
Work from home55%31.5%
Drive5.7%44.5%
Car passenger1.1%3.9%
Bus or coach7.4%4.3%
Train3.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram9.8%1.9%
On foot10.3%7.6%
Bicycle3.9%2.1%
Other3.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

70.6% of households in SW1Y 5 have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

SW1Y 5England
No car or van70.6%23.5%
123.9%41.3%
24%26.1%
3 or more1.5%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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