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Transport in SW8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SW8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Population
65,923 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SW8 is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 21 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the middle of SW8. 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
39
Within 800m
Rail
9
Within a mile
Metro & tram
12
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Nine Elms Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 02
    Battersea Power Station Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 03
    Stockwell Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 04
    Stockwell Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 05
    Wandsworth Road Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 06
    Wandsworth Road Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 07
    Queenstown Road (Battersea) Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 08
    Vauxhall
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 09
    Queenstown Road Battersea
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 10
    Battersea Park Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 11
    Vauxhall St. George Wharf Pier
    Ferry
    0.7 miles
  • 12
    Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier
    Ferry
    0.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Lansdowne Green, 127 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; SW8 is well above that, at 51.1%. 7.2% drive to work.

SW8England
Work from home51.1%31.5%
Drive7.2%44.5%
Car passenger0.4%3.9%
Bus or coach11.4%4.3%
Train3.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram10.7%1.9%
On foot7.3%7.6%
Bicycle5.6%2.1%
Other2.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; SW8 is more than double that, at 66.2%.

SW8England
No car or van66.2%23.5%
129.1%41.3%
24%26.1%
3 or more0.7%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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