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Transport in BH8

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

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
55,249 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BH8 is

8 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of BH8. Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.3/ 10

Poor. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
8
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bournemouth Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 02
    Pokesdown Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 03
    Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.8 miles
  • 04
    Tea Gardens Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    2.9 miles
  • 05
    Christchurch Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bennett Road, 0.4 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29% of working residents in BH8 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 43.4% drive to work.

BH8England
Work from home29%31.5%
Drive43.4%44.5%
Car passenger4.1%3.9%
Bus or coach6.9%4.3%
Train0.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot9.8%7.6%
Bicycle3.4%2.1%
Other2.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

24.1% of households in BH8 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

BH8England
No car or van24.1%23.5%
144.4%41.3%
223.5%26.1%
3 or more8.1%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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