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Postcode district · Westgate-on-Sea

Transport in CT8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near CT8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Thanet
Region
South East
Population
12,525 (2024)
Transport

How well connected CT8 is

25 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of CT8. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
25
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Westgate-on-Sea Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.1 miles
  • 02
    Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Margate Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: St Mildred's Road, 104 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

23.6% of working residents in CT8 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 53.6% drive to work.

CT8England
Work from home23.6%31.5%
Drive53.6%44.5%
Car passenger4.4%3.9%
Bus or coach3%4.3%
Train2.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot8.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.9%2.1%
Other2.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.9% of households in CT8 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

CT8England
No car or van22.9%23.5%
145.6%41.3%
223.3%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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