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Transport in BH4 8HQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BH4 8HQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
West Cliff
Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,575 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BH4 8HQ is

40 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BH4 8HQ 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
40
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Branksome Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 03
    Bournemouth Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Brownsea Island Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.9 miles
  • 05
    Sandbanks Ferry Terminal
    Ferry
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Herbert Road, 115 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

40.3% of working residents in the BH4 8HQ area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 37.2% drive to work.

BH4 8HQEngland
Work from home40.3%31.5%
Drive37.2%44.5%
Car passenger1.6%3.9%
Bus or coach4.5%4.3%
Train1.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot10.2%7.6%
Bicycle3.1%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

24.5% of households in the BH4 8HQ area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

BH4 8HQEngland
No car or van24.5%23.5%
155.3%41.3%
217%26.1%
3 or more3.1%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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