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Transport in BH2 5JW

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BH2 5JW, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
West Cliff
Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,876 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BH2 5JW is

55 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BH2 5JW itself. 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
55
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bournemouth Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 02
    Branksome Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 03
    Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 04
    Pokesdown Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: South View Place, 135 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.5% of working residents in the BH2 5JW area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 27.3% drive to work.

BH2 5JWEngland
Work from home29.5%31.5%
Drive27.3%44.5%
Car passenger3.4%3.9%
Bus or coach12.8%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot20.6%7.6%
Bicycle2.1%2.1%
Other3.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

42.9% of households in the BH2 5JW area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

BH2 5JWEngland
No car or van42.9%23.5%
146.4%41.3%
29%26.1%
3 or more1.7%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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