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Transport in DT2 8GL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near DT2 8GL, 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 8GL is

1 bus stop within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from DT2 8GL itself. Connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.2/ 10

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

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

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 02
    Wool Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: The Red Lion, 0.5 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

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

DT2 8GLEngland
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 8GL area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

DT2 8GLEngland
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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