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Transport in BA7

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BA7, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
10,669 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BA7 is

18 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of BA7. 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
18
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Castle Cary Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Victoria Gardens, 158 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

35.2% of working residents in BA7 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 51.7% drive to work.

BA7England
Work from home35.2%31.5%
Drive51.7%44.5%
Car passenger2.6%3.9%
Bus or coach0.2%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot7.5%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other1.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.5% of households in BA7 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BA7England
No car or van7.5%23.5%
136.6%41.3%
236.3%26.1%
3 or more19.7%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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