2.3.4. Mobility and Accessibility Ward: Overall, the ward is slightly less well-connected than Lambeth as a whole. The TFL average Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL) for the ward is 4.4, compared to 5.0 for Lambeth. According to these measures, Tulse Hill is better connected than London on average (3.7). PTALs range from 1 to 6, with level 1 indicating extremely poor access and level 6 indicating the highest level of accessibility and services (2012). A substantial share of residents appear to rely on public transportation: car ownership levels are of 0.5 per household, which equals the Lambeth average, but is lower than the London average (0.8) (2011). Disaggregated level: The Geographical Barriers to Services Deprivation Index measure (Map 2.6) is a summary indicator of the four following variables: road distance to a GP surgery, road distance to a food shop, road distance to a primary school, and road distance to a post office. Few areas in Lambeth are part of the highest band of deprivation in this domain, with Tulse Hill being no exception. However, the northern parts of the ward appear to benefit from higher accessibility to services compared to the areas which border the park or are deeper within the ward and therefore farther from service centres of Brixton, Streatham, and West Norwood (2010).
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