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Transport in WC1B 5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WC1B 5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
6,386 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WC1B 5 is

54 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 53 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WC1B 5. 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
54
Within 800m
Rail
17
Within a mile
Metro & tram
36
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Bedford Place, 17 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

56.4% of working residents in WC1B 5 mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 3.6% drive to work.

WC1B 5England
Work from home56.4%31.5%
Drive3.6%44.5%
Car passenger0.4%3.9%
Bus or coach5.3%4.3%
Train2.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram7.5%1.9%
On foot19.2%7.6%
Bicycle2.8%2.1%
Other2.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

82.7% of households in WC1B 5 have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

WC1B 5England
No car or van82.7%23.5%
114.4%41.3%
22.6%26.1%
3 or more0.3%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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