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Transport in SW5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SW5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Region
London
Population
23,485 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SW5 is

42 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 20 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the middle of SW5. Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
10.0/ 10

Excellent. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.

Bus stops
42
Within 800m
Rail
4
Within a mile
Metro & tram
16
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Earl's Court Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    120 yards
  • 02
    Earl's Court Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    124 yards
  • 03
    West Brompton Station
    Rail station
    0.3 miles
  • 04
    West Brompton Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 05
    West Brompton Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 06
    Gloucester Road Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 07
    Gloucester Road
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 08
    High Street Kensington Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 09
    West Kensington Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 10
    West Kensington
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 11
    High Street Kensington Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 12
    South Kensington Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Earl's Court Station, 35 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; SW5 is well above that, at 62.5%. 5.6% drive to work.

SW5England
Work from home62.5%31.5%
Drive5.6%44.5%
Car passenger0.5%3.9%
Bus or coach3.2%4.3%
Train1.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram11.7%1.9%
On foot8.3%7.6%
Bicycle3.2%2.1%
Other3.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; SW5 is more than double that, at 64.7%.

SW5England
No car or van64.7%23.5%
129.5%41.3%
24.9%26.1%
3 or more0.9%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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