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Transport in W1A

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near W1A, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Islington
Region
London
Population
7,619 (2024)
Transport

How well connected W1A is

82 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 44 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of W1A. 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
82
Within 800m
Rail
16
Within a mile
Metro & tram
28
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Farringdon Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Chancery Lane Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 03
    Farringdon Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 04
    Chancery Lane
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 05
    Farringdon Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 06
    Farringdon
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 07
    Farringdon Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 08
    Russell Square Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 09
    Russell Square Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 10
    Holborn Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 11
    King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 12
    Holborn Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Mount Pleasant Clerkenwell, 130 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

59.3% of working residents in W1A mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 4.6% drive to work.

W1AEngland
Work from home59.3%31.5%
Drive4.6%44.5%
Car passenger0.4%3.9%
Bus or coach4.1%4.3%
Train1.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram7.5%1.9%
On foot16.6%7.6%
Bicycle2.9%2.1%
Other2.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

74.3% of households in W1A have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

W1AEngland
No car or van74.3%23.5%
121.4%41.3%
23.5%26.1%
3 or more0.8%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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