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Transport in DT2 8AF

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near DT2 8AF, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Owermoigne, Broadmayne & Winterbourne
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,984 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DT2 8AF is

2 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from DT2 8AF itself. Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
2
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Dorchester South Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 02
    Dorchester West Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: The Wise Man, 32 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

32.9% of working residents in the DT2 8AF area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 56.4% drive to work.

DT2 8AFEngland
Work from home32.9%31.5%
Drive56.4%44.5%
Car passenger3.1%3.9%
Bus or coach0.6%4.3%
Train0%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.8%7.6%
Bicycle1.6%2.1%
Other2.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

8.7% of households in the DT2 8AF area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

DT2 8AFEngland
No car or van8.7%23.5%
132.3%41.3%
240.6%26.1%
3 or more18.4%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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