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Transport in BR8 7SL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BR8 7SL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Swanley East & Hextable
Council
Sevenoaks
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,344 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BR8 7SL is

9 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BR8 7SL itself. Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
9
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Swanley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 02
    Farningham Road Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 03
    Crayford Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 04
    Crayford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 05
    Bexley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 06
    Bexley
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 07
    Dartford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bower Road, 110 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.5% of working residents in the BR8 7SL area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 53.6% drive to work.

BR8 7SLEngland
Work from home29.5%31.5%
Drive53.6%44.5%
Car passenger2.2%3.9%
Bus or coach1.2%4.3%
Train5.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.5%1.9%
On foot5.3%7.6%
Bicycle0.2%2.1%
Other2.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

13% of households in the BR8 7SL area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

BR8 7SLEngland
No car or van13%23.5%
141.5%41.3%
231.4%26.1%
3 or more14.1%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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