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Transport in AL5 1RD

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near AL5 1RD, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Harpenden Common
Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,471 (2024)
Transport

How well connected AL5 1RD is

22 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from AL5 1RD 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
22
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Harpenden Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Broadstone Road, 132 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

60% of working residents in the AL5 1RD area mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 29.2% drive to work.

AL5 1RDEngland
Work from home60%31.5%
Drive29.2%44.5%
Car passenger1.8%3.9%
Bus or coach0.1%4.3%
Train2.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot4%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

6% of households in the AL5 1RD area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

AL5 1RDEngland
No car or van6%23.5%
138.1%41.3%
241.7%26.1%
3 or more14.2%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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