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Transport in WC2N 5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WC2N 5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
7,490 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WC2N 5 is

71 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 48 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WC2N 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
71
Within 800m
Rail
12
Within a mile
Metro & tram
36
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Charing Cross, 61 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

58.2% of working residents in WC2N 5 mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 4.5% drive to work.

WC2N 5England
Work from home58.2%31.5%
Drive4.5%44.5%
Car passenger0.6%3.9%
Bus or coach4.1%4.3%
Train2.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram7.9%1.9%
On foot15.3%7.6%
Bicycle3.9%2.1%
Other2.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

71.3% of households in WC2N 5 have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

WC2N 5England
No car or van71.3%23.5%
122.6%41.3%
24.7%26.1%
3 or more1.4%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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