Postcode sector · Poole

Transport in BH12 5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BH12 5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region: South West
Population: 8,051 (2024)

BH12 5Postcode sector · Poole

Transport

How well connected BH12 5 is

34 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of BH12 5. 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

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Branksome Rail Station
Rail station
1.3 miles
02
Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station
Rail station
2.2 miles
03
Bournemouth Rail Station
Rail station
2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Roundabout, 121 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

25.5% of working residents in BH12 5 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 54.7% drive to work.

BH12 5England

Work from home25.5%31.5%

Drive54.7%44.5%

Car passenger4.5%3.9%

Bus or coach3.1%4.3%

Train0.2%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%

On foot6.6%7.6%

Bicycle2.7%2.1%

Other2.6%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

14.3% of households in BH12 5 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

BH12 5England

No car or van14.3%23.5%

142.3%41.3%

230.9%26.1%

3 or more12.5%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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