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Transport in BH5 1JG

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

Neighbourhood
Boscombe West
Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,187 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BH5 1JG is

30 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BH5 1JG 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
30
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pokesdown Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Bournemouth Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.4 miles
  • 06
    Christchurch Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Wollstonecraft Road, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

20.4% of working residents in the BH5 1JG area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 42.3% drive to work.

BH5 1JGEngland
Work from home20.4%31.5%
Drive42.3%44.5%
Car passenger4.8%3.9%
Bus or coach12%4.3%
Train1.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot11.2%7.6%
Bicycle4.5%2.1%
Other3.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

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

BH5 1JGEngland
No car or van36.5%23.5%
148.8%41.3%
212.5%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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