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Transport in BH5

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

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
19,486 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BH5 is

29 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of BH5. 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
29
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pokesdown Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Bournemouth Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 03
    Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    1.9 miles
  • 04
    Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.0 miles
  • 05
    Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.3 miles
  • 06
    Christchurch Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Portman Road, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

27.6% of working residents in BH5 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 40.5% drive to work.

BH5England
Work from home27.6%31.5%
Drive40.5%44.5%
Car passenger4.4%3.9%
Bus or coach8.9%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot10.4%7.6%
Bicycle4.2%2.1%
Other2.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

31.1% of households in BH5 have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

BH5England
No car or van31.1%23.5%
147.5%41.3%
216.7%26.1%
3 or more4.7%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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