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Transport in BH5 1BL

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

Neighbourhood
Boscombe West
Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,453 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BH5 1BL is

26 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BH5 1BL 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
26
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bournemouth Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Pokesdown Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.4 miles
  • 04
    Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.5 miles
  • 05
    Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.8 miles
  • 06
    Christchurch Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Boscombe Pier, 82 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

35.9% of working residents in the BH5 1BL area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 41.1% drive to work.

BH5 1BLEngland
Work from home35.9%31.5%
Drive41.1%44.5%
Car passenger2.4%3.9%
Bus or coach5.2%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot9.5%7.6%
Bicycle3.4%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

24.9% of households in the BH5 1BL area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

BH5 1BLEngland
No car or van24.9%23.5%
158.8%41.3%
214.2%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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