Geography

Situated in the south of the capital city of London, the 12 South London boroughs South London Business operates in consist of the following:
Richmond, Croydon, Sutton, Kingston, Merton, Wandsworth and Lambeth to the South West and Bromley, Lewisham, Southwark, Greenwich and Bexley to the South East.

The area is within easy distance of the City of London and mainland Europe. South London is well served by international airports including, Heathrow, Gatwick, City and Stansted. In addition, London Biggin Hill Airport situated in Bromley is dedicated to corporate and business aviation operators, and a helipad operates in Battersea flying within the UK and to Europe, for example flying time to Birmingham is 40 minutes and Edinburgh and Luxembourg is 2.5 hrs.

For swift access to Europe, Eurostar travellers have a choice of departure points: from London St. Pancras – 20 minutes by tube from Lambeth in the north of the south London boroughs - (135 minutes to Paris, 118 minutes to Brussels), Ebbsfleet International – 15 minutes drive from Bexley (125 minutes to Paris, 108 minutes to Brussels) and Ashford international stations – approximately 1 hour’s drive from Bexley.

The City of London can easily be reached by train connections with travelling times of between 5-50 minutes depending on location within the sub-region.

The northern boroughs of South London have excellent access to the tube network with the District, Northern, Bakerloo, Jubilee, East London and Victoria lines operating, ensuring swift access to the City of London on average within 5 to 30 minutes depending on location.

The Docklands Light Railway connects Lewisham to Canary Wharf and the City of London. The Croydon Tramlink provides orbital connections from Bromley through to Wimbledon. Major transport improvements in the pipeline for the region include: Cross River Tram, Croydon Tramlink extension, East London Line extensions and Docklands Light Railway extensions, plus Crossrail.

Future airport developments are proposed including a new runway for Stansted (2015-19), and a third runway at Heathrow (2015-20) provided environmental conditions are met. Both Gatwick and City airport are looking at enhancing their future capacity by maximising usage and enhancing the existing terminals and runways.