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Transport in BA5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BA5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
31,607 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BA5 is

34 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of BA5. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
34
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

There are no stations within three miles of BA5.

Nearest bus stop: Wells Blue School, 54 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

35.7% of working residents in BA5 mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 49.7% drive to work.

BA5England
Work from home35.7%31.5%
Drive49.7%44.5%
Car passenger2.8%3.9%
Bus or coach1%4.3%
Train0.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot7.9%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.4% of households in BA5 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BA5England
No car or van11.4%23.5%
138.3%41.3%
233.6%26.1%
3 or more16.7%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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