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Transport in AL3 5PL

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

Neighbourhood
Townsend & New Greens
Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,754 (2024)
Transport

How well connected AL3 5PL is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from AL3 5PL itself. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
39
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    St Albans City Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    St Albans Abbey Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 03
    Park Street Railway Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 04
    Park Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 05
    How Wood (Herts) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: City Hospital, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

42.2% of working residents in the AL3 5PL area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 36.9% drive to work.

AL3 5PLEngland
Work from home42.2%31.5%
Drive36.9%44.5%
Car passenger3.2%3.9%
Bus or coach2%4.3%
Train2.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot10.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21.4% of households in the AL3 5PL area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

AL3 5PLEngland
No car or van21.4%23.5%
147.5%41.3%
225.1%26.1%
3 or more5.9%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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