Press Release

Demographics & Transport

- September 18, 2007 --  

Location

  • Westfield London will be positioned in one of the most accessible locations in West London and will serve the local community and surrounding affluent suburbs including Notting Hill, Holland Park, Hammersmith, Chiswick, Ealing and Kensington.
  • The primary catchment is estimated to be 2.7 million people with an estimated retail spend of £5 billion.
  • 38% of the catchment area is within the AB social group, above the national average.
  • 47% are aged 16-44, higher than the national average.
  • 27% of the total trade area population, (440,000) is within the primary catchment area.
  • Kensington and Chelsea is the most densely populated borough in London – 133,000 people per square kilometre.
  • Almost 200,000 people work within 2 miles of the site, with more than 10,000+ of these employed at the BBC.
  • Westfield London is within 20 minutes (12 miles) of Heathrow airport by car and only 3 miles from the heart of London.

 

Public Transport & Road Links

  • £170 million is to be invested to ensure multi-modal transport access to Westfield London:
    • £100 million will provide extensive improvements to the public transport system including a redevelopment of the existing underground station at Shepherd’s Bush, a new overland railway on the West London Line which will serve Chelsea and Clapham to the South and Harrow to the North, a new tube station on the Hammersmith & City Line and two new bus terminals.
    • £70 million will be invested in the new London Underground Ltd siding box.
  • It is estimated that 60% of visitors will use public transport to visit Westfield London who will benefit from real time information.
  • The Southern Interchange will provide the main entrance to Westfield London and customers will be able to choose from 5 modes of transport: Shepherd’s Bush (Central Line) station, buses, taxis, the West London line station and a cycle route which will run down the eastern access route by the West London Line, through the Southern Interchange and down to Uxbridge Road across Shepherd’s Bush Green.
  • Accommodation is being made in the design for the proposed West London tram line running between Shepherd’s Bush and Uxbridge town centre.
  • Vehicular access to the 4,500 space car-park is available from the new junction off the A3220.