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Transport in BH8 8GU

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BH8 8GU, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
East Cliff
Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,881 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BH8 8GU is

61 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BH8 8GU 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
61
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bournemouth Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Pokesdown Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 03
    Branksome Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Cranborne House, 114 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.3% of working residents in the BH8 8GU area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 20.9% drive to work.

BH8 8GUEngland
Work from home31.3%31.5%
Drive20.9%44.5%
Car passenger3.6%3.9%
Bus or coach15.6%4.3%
Train1.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot22.1%7.6%
Bicycle3.8%2.1%
Other1.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

51.5% of households in the BH8 8GU area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

BH8 8GUEngland
No car or van51.5%23.5%
140.1%41.3%
27.7%26.1%
3 or more0.7%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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