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Transport in WC1R

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WC1R, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
3,183 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WC1R is

80 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 53 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WC1R. 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
80
Within 800m
Rail
18
Within a mile
Metro & tram
35
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Chancery Lane Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Holborn Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 03
    Chancery Lane
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 04
    Holborn Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 05
    Russell Square Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 06
    Russell Square Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 07
    Farringdon Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 08
    Farringdon Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 09
    Farringdon Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 10
    Farringdon
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 11
    Farringdon Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 12
    Covent Garden Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Brownlow Street, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

51.5% of working residents in WC1R mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 5.6% drive to work.

WC1REngland
Work from home51.5%31.5%
Drive5.6%44.5%
Car passenger0.4%3.9%
Bus or coach8.6%4.3%
Train2.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram7.8%1.9%
On foot17.1%7.6%
Bicycle3.9%2.1%
Other2.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

80.1% of households in WC1R have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

WC1REngland
No car or van80.1%23.5%
116.7%41.3%
23%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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