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Transport in WC2R

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WC2R, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Westminster
Region
London
Population
7,587 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WC2R is

63 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 52 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WC2R. 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
63
Within 800m
Rail
15
Within a mile
Metro & tram
37
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Temple Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Temple
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 03
    Savoy Pier
    Ferry
    0.2 miles
  • 04
    Covent Garden Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 05
    Covent Garden Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 06
    Charing Cross
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 07
    Festival Pier
    Ferry
    0.3 miles
  • 08
    Embankment Pier
    Ferry
    0.3 miles
  • 09
    Embankment
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 10
    Embankment Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 11
    Charing Cross
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 12
    Charing Cross Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Aldwych, 75 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

56.9% of working residents in WC2R mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 3.9% drive to work.

WC2REngland
Work from home56.9%31.5%
Drive3.9%44.5%
Car passenger0.6%3.9%
Bus or coach4.8%4.3%
Train2.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram8.3%1.9%
On foot15.9%7.6%
Bicycle4.1%2.1%
Other2.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

77.8% of households in WC2R have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

WC2REngland
No car or van77.8%23.5%
118.1%41.3%
23.2%26.1%
3 or more0.9%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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