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Transport in BH2 6JL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BH2 6JL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Central Bournemouth
Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,401 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BH2 6JL is

58 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BH2 6JL 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
58
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bournemouth Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Branksome Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 03
    Pokesdown Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 04
    Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Hampshire Court, 152 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

27.8% of working residents in the BH2 6JL area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 26.4% drive to work.

BH2 6JLEngland
Work from home27.8%31.5%
Drive26.4%44.5%
Car passenger2.7%3.9%
Bus or coach13.6%4.3%
Train0.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot21.7%7.6%
Bicycle3.9%2.1%
Other3.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

54.2% of households in the BH2 6JL area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

BH2 6JLEngland
No car or van54.2%23.5%
137%41.3%
27%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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