Lewisham ranked ‘most stressful’ borough for commuting in London

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Lewisham has been ranked as the most stressful borough for commuting, according to new data.

The average London commute is one-third longer than the UK as a whole, according to the Trades Union Congress, while a London City Airport report shows that one in three peak-rail-hour rail travellers have to stand up.

A new study by Resume.io found Lewisham to rank as the most stressful boroughs for commuting in London, with 42.54 per cent of work journey-themed tweets displaying stress.

The team used a sentiment analysis tool to examine Twitter data and determine where travel to and from work causes the most anxiety in the UK.

News Shopper: (graphic Resume.io)

News Shopper: (graphic Resume.io)

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The map above shows that six of the ten boroughs with the highest amount of stressed commute-themed tweets are south of the River Thames – including most-stressed Lewisham – even though there are twice as many boroughs to the north overall.

Take a look at the south London boroughs with the most stressful commutes:

South east London

Bexley: 30.33 per cent

Bromley: 41.67 per cent

Greenwich: 38.89 per cent

Lewisham: 42.54 per cent

Southwark: 34.76 per cent

South west London

Kingston Upon Thames: 39.76 per cent

Sutton: 40.32 per cent

Merton: 35.57 per cent

Wandsworth: 37.42 per cent

Lambeth: 36.30 per cent

Croydon: 40.38 per cent

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