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Transport in BR8 8BS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BR8 8BS, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Swanley East & Hextable
Council
Sevenoaks
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,505 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BR8 8BS is

12 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BR8 8BS itself. Connectivity scores 4.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
12
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Swanley Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Farningham Road Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 03
    Eynsford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Rogers Court, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.5% of working residents in the BR8 8BS area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 47.6% drive to work.

BR8 8BSEngland
Work from home30.5%31.5%
Drive47.6%44.5%
Car passenger4.6%3.9%
Bus or coach1.3%4.3%
Train6.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot6.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other2.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.9% of households in the BR8 8BS area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BR8 8BSEngland
No car or van9.9%23.5%
134.4%41.3%
236.4%26.1%
3 or more19.3%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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