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Transport in WC2E

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WC2E, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
4,165 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WC2E is

82 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 54 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WC2E. 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
38
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Covent Garden Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    147 yards
  • 02
    Covent Garden Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    160 yards
  • 03
    Leicester Square Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 04
    Charing Cross
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 05
    Leicester Square
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 06
    Charing Cross Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 07
    Savoy Pier
    Ferry
    0.3 miles
  • 08
    Charing Cross
    Rail station
    0.3 miles
  • 09
    London Charing Cross Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.3 miles
  • 10
    Embankment
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 11
    Embankment Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 12
    Embankment Pier
    Ferry
    0.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Southampton Street / Covent Garden, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

56.5% of working residents in WC2E mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 3.1% drive to work.

WC2EEngland
Work from home56.5%31.5%
Drive3.1%44.5%
Car passenger0.2%3.9%
Bus or coach5%4.3%
Train2.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram9.5%1.9%
On foot17.3%7.6%
Bicycle3.5%2.1%
Other2.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

83.2% of households in WC2E have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

WC2EEngland
No car or van83.2%23.5%
114.3%41.3%
21.9%26.1%
3 or more0.5%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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