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Transport in WC

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

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
50,993 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WC is

66 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 54 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WC. 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
66
Within 800m
Rail
19
Within a mile
Metro & tram
35
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Holborn Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.1 miles
  • 02
    Holborn Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.1 miles
  • 03
    Russell Square Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 04
    Russell Square Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 05
    Tottenham Court Road Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 06
    Tottenham Court Road Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 07
    Tottenham Court Road
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 08
    Chancery Lane Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 09
    Covent Garden Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 10
    Covent Garden Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 11
    Chancery Lane
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 12
    Goodge Street Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bloomsbury Square, 55 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

54.4% of working residents in WC mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 4.7% drive to work.

WCEngland
Work from home54.4%31.5%
Drive4.7%44.5%
Car passenger0.5%3.9%
Bus or coach5.7%4.3%
Train2.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram8.2%1.9%
On foot17.2%7.6%
Bicycle3.9%2.1%
Other2.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

77.2% of households in WC have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

WCEngland
No car or van77.2%23.5%
119.3%41.3%
22.9%26.1%
3 or more0.6%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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