PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Colchester

Transport in CO5 7EA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near CO5 7EA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Old Heath & Rowhedge
Council
Colchester
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,279 (2024)
Transport

How well connected CO5 7EA is

12 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from CO5 7EA 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
    Wivenhoe Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Alresford (Essex) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 03
    Hythe (Essex) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 04
    Colchester Town Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 05
    Colchester City Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Shipyard Corner, 173 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.8% of working residents in the CO5 7EA area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 52.9% drive to work.

CO5 7EAEngland
Work from home31.8%31.5%
Drive52.9%44.5%
Car passenger3.1%3.9%
Bus or coach2.3%4.3%
Train1.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot4.7%7.6%
Bicycle1.4%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

10.9% of households in the CO5 7EA area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

CO5 7EAEngland
No car or van10.9%23.5%
142%41.3%
238%26.1%
3 or more9%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.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes