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Postcode area · Dorchester

Transport in DT

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

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
247,579 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DT is

0 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of DT. Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
0
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 DT.

Nearest bus stop: Brooklands Farm, 0.6 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

27.8% of working residents in DT mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 52.9% drive to work.

DTEngland
Work from home27.8%31.5%
Drive52.9%44.5%
Car passenger3.6%3.9%
Bus or coach1.3%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot10.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.8%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

14.9% of households in DT have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

DTEngland
No car or van14.9%23.5%
141.6%41.3%
230.7%26.1%
3 or more12.9%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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