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Transport in BH5 1AL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BH5 1AL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Boscombe West
Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,094 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BH5 1AL is

28 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BH5 1AL 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
28
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bournemouth Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Pokesdown Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.5 miles
  • 04
    Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.6 miles
  • 05
    Christchurch Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 06
    Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Boscombe Gardens, 95 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

23.9% of working residents in the BH5 1AL area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 39.9% drive to work.

BH5 1ALEngland
Work from home23.9%31.5%
Drive39.9%44.5%
Car passenger6.4%3.9%
Bus or coach11%4.3%
Train1.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.5%1.9%
On foot9.8%7.6%
Bicycle3.7%2.1%
Other3.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

36.5% of households in the BH5 1AL area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

BH5 1ALEngland
No car or van36.5%23.5%
149.7%41.3%
211.7%26.1%
3 or more2.2%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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