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Transport in DA2 8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near DA2 8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Dartford
Region
South East
Population
6,596 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DA2 8 is

9 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of DA2 8. 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
    Greenhithe for Bluewater Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 02
    Longfield Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 03
    Ebbsfleet International Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Stone Crossing Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Swanscombe Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 06
    Northfleet Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 07
    Farningham Road Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: The Black Horse, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31% of working residents in DA2 8 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 50.6% drive to work.

DA2 8England
Work from home31%31.5%
Drive50.6%44.5%
Car passenger3.6%3.9%
Bus or coach1.2%4.3%
Train5.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot4.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other2.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.4% of households in DA2 8 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

DA2 8England
No car or van11.4%23.5%
139.5%41.3%
235.4%26.1%
3 or more13.7%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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