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Transport in CO5 8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near CO5 8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Colchester
Region
East of England
Population
8,635 (2024)
Transport

How well connected CO5 8 is

26 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of CO5 8. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
26
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

There are no stations within three miles of CO5 8.

Nearest bus stop: Empress Avenue, 100 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

33.2% of working residents in CO5 8 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 52.4% drive to work.

CO5 8England
Work from home33.2%31.5%
Drive52.4%44.5%
Car passenger2.7%3.9%
Bus or coach0.9%4.3%
Train0.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot6.4%7.6%
Bicycle2.1%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.7% of households in CO5 8 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

CO5 8England
No car or van11.7%23.5%
139.1%41.3%
232.1%26.1%
3 or more17.1%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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