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Transport in DT2 8AY

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

Neighbourhood
Bovington, Wool & Lulworth
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,636 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DT2 8AY is

2 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from DT2 8AY itself. Connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
2
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station
    Rail station
    162 yards

Nearest bus stop: Moreton Railway Station, 115 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

33.5% of working residents in the DT2 8AY area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 53.4% drive to work.

DT2 8AYEngland
Work from home33.5%31.5%
Drive53.4%44.5%
Car passenger3.9%3.9%
Bus or coach0.1%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot4.9%7.6%
Bicycle1.5%2.1%
Other1.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

4.7% of households in the DT2 8AY area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

DT2 8AYEngland
No car or van4.7%23.5%
135.8%41.3%
237.5%26.1%
3 or more22%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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