Travelling in London .By Tim Sandle<\/p>\n
London is a popular place to live, offering a range of attractions and convenient travel, but it\u2019s not for everyone.\u00a0\u00a0A new study reveals the worst London boroughs for commuting, where people sacrifice extra precious hours trying to get to and from work than most of the city.<\/p>\n
The analysis by the moving company platform\u00a0Demenagement24.com<\/a> uses the latest available 2021 Census data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Researchers calculated the average commute distance for each London borough to determine the ranking.<\/p>\n This study uses ONS Travel to Work data<\/a> from the 2021 Census (the most recent to be conducted by the UK government) to rank each England and Wales local authority based on the average commute distance.<\/p>\n Table: London boroughs with the longest commute times<\/strong><\/p>\n From the above table, Havering has the longest commute times. The average commute is 12.32 km, or over seven miles one way, slightly more than the national average of 11.9 km.\u00a0<\/p>\n That\u2019s the equivalent of 31 minutes to and from work each day, or around two and a half hours per week, based on a 30mph drive. Around one in 10, or almost 13,000 workers, commute even further (10.4%).<\/p>\n In second place Barking and Dagenham\u00a0and Redbridge, also ranked among the longest commute times in London, in second and third, with average commutes of 11.90 km and 11.44 km, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile ,<\/strong>Bexley has the longest commute times in South London. With a working population of nearly 118,000 people and an average distance of 10.90 km (6.77 mi), residents travel the furthest to clock in compared to any borough in the south.\u00a0<\/p>\n That\u2019s a 26-minute daily round trip based on a 30mph drive. While that might not sound like much on its own, it adds up to over two hours each week. Over one in 20 workers travels twice as far.\u00a0<\/p>\n Harrow, Bromley, Hillingdon, Greenwich, Newham, and Croydon<\/strong> comprise the top 10, with average commutes of between 10 and 11.5 km, roughly two hours round trip per week, based on a 30mph drive.<\/p>\n Table: London boroughs with the shortest commute times<\/strong><\/p>\n From the second table, Westminster ranks joint first overall with the shortest commutes of any other borough at 6.41 km on average. That\u2019s equal to just under eight minutes to get to work, when driving at 30mph. Almost every\u00a0Westminster worker travels under 10 km to get to work, with just one in eight exceeding this (13.52%).<\/p>\n Kensington and Chelsea and Islington have the second and third-shortest commutes. Workers travel around 6.78km and 6.79km to start their work day.\u00a0<\/p>\n Camden, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham,\u00a0Tower Hamlets,\u00a0Southwark, Lambeth, and Wandsworth make up the rest of the best commuter boroughs, with average commutes of up to 8.06km. That\u2019s at least a quarter less time spent in traffic or on public transit than the national average.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n Rank<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\n London borough<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\n Average commute distance (km)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1\u00a0<\/td>\n Havering\u00a0<\/td>\n 12.32\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2\u00a0<\/td>\n Barking and Dagenham\u00a0<\/td>\n 11.90\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3\u00a0<\/td>\n Redbridge<\/td>\n 11.44\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4\u00a0<\/td>\n Harrow\u00a0<\/td>\n 10.93\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5\u00a0<\/td>\n Bexley\u00a0<\/td>\n 10.90\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6\u00a0<\/td>\n Bromley\u00a0<\/td>\n 10.76\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7\u00a0<\/td>\n Hillingdon\u00a0<\/td>\n 10.54\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8\u00a0<\/td>\n Greenwich\u00a0<\/td>\n 10.52\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9\u00a0<\/td>\n Newham\u00a0<\/td>\n 10.31\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10\u00a0<\/td>\n Croydon\u00a0<\/td>\n 10.04\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rank<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\n London borough<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\n Average commute distance (km)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1\u00a0<\/td>\n Westminster\u00a0<\/td>\n 6.41\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2\u00a0<\/td>\n Kensington and Chelsea\u00a0<\/td>\n 6.78\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3\u00a0<\/td>\n Islington\u00a0<\/td>\n 6.79\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4\u00a0<\/td>\n Camden\u00a0<\/td>\n 6.82\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5\u00a0<\/td>\n Hackney\u00a0<\/td>\n 6.90\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6\u00a0<\/td>\n Hammersmith and Fulham\u00a0<\/td>\n 6.98\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7\u00a0<\/td>\n Tower Hamlets\u00a0<\/td>\n 7.53\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8\u00a0<\/td>\n Southwark\u00a0<\/td>\n 7.57\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9\u00a0<\/td>\n Lambeth\u00a0<\/td>\n 8.05\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10\u00a0<\/td>\n Wandsworth\u00a0<\/td>\n 8.06\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n