It is served by Gordon Hill railway station in London fare zone 5.

It later belonged to Sir Thomas Hallifax (1721–89), Lord Mayor of London.

The Gordon Hill area overlaps the Highlands, Chase and Town wards.

Highlands also includes World's End and eastern Oakwood.

[2] Gordon Hill is served by many bus links with London Buses route 191 which stops at the bottom of Gordon Hill and then continues on to Lancaster Road, 313 which goes to the beginning of Chase Side, W8 which goes up Lancaster Road to Lavender Hill and onto Chase Farm Hospital and W9 and non-London route 610.