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Transport in SW1Y

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

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
5,409 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SW1Y is

65 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 44 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of SW1Y. 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
65
Within 800m
Rail
10
Within a mile
Metro & tram
34
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Charles II Street, 116 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

54.2% of working residents in SW1Y mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 5.1% drive to work.

SW1YEngland
Work from home54.2%31.5%
Drive5.1%44.5%
Car passenger0.7%3.9%
Bus or coach6.4%4.3%
Train3.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram10.1%1.9%
On foot13.6%7.6%
Bicycle3.6%2.1%
Other2.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

76.1% of households in SW1Y have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

SW1YEngland
No car or van76.1%23.5%
119.7%41.3%
23.1%26.1%
3 or more1.1%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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