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Transport in BH5 2BG

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BH5 2BG, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Boscombe East
Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,211 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BH5 2BG is

35 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BH5 2BG 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
35
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pokesdown Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.3 miles
  • 02
    Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    1.4 miles
  • 04
    Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    1.7 miles
  • 05
    Christchurch Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 06
    Bournemouth Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Darracott Road, 159 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

26.8% of working residents in the BH5 2BG area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 40.4% drive to work.

BH5 2BGEngland
Work from home26.8%31.5%
Drive40.4%44.5%
Car passenger3.5%3.9%
Bus or coach8.7%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot12.5%7.6%
Bicycle4%2.1%
Other2.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

32.3% of households in the BH5 2BG area have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

BH5 2BGEngland
No car or van32.3%23.5%
145.5%41.3%
217.1%26.1%
3 or more5.1%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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