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Transport in DT2 7RU

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near DT2 7RU, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,681 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DT2 7RU is

4 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from DT2 7RU itself. Connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.7/ 10

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

Bus stops
4
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 DT2 7RU.

Nearest bus stop: Village School, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

34% of working residents in the DT2 7RU area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 54.7% drive to work.

DT2 7RUEngland
Work from home34%31.5%
Drive54.7%44.5%
Car passenger2.5%3.9%
Bus or coach0.4%4.3%
Train0.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot5%7.6%
Bicycle1.2%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.2% of households in the DT2 7RU area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

DT2 7RUEngland
No car or van9.2%23.5%
132.4%41.3%
238%26.1%
3 or more20.5%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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