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Transport in AL3 5PA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near AL3 5PA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Townsend & New Greens
Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,115 (2024)
Transport

How well connected AL3 5PA is

38 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from AL3 5PA itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

Good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
38
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    St Albans City Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    St Albans Abbey Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Park Street Railway Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 04
    Park Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 05
    How Wood (Herts) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Heath Farm Lane, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

63.1% of working residents in the AL3 5PA area mostly work from home, more than double the England average of 31.5%. 20.3% drive to work.

AL3 5PAEngland
Work from home63.1%31.5%
Drive20.3%44.5%
Car passenger0.6%3.9%
Bus or coach0.8%4.3%
Train4.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot8.2%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

15.5% of households in the AL3 5PA area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

AL3 5PAEngland
No car or van15.5%23.5%
152.4%41.3%
226.7%26.1%
3 or more5.4%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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