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Transport in DT2 8PR

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

Neighbourhood
Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,891 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DT2 8PR is

7 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from DT2 8PR itself. Connectivity scores 1.2 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.2/ 10

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

Bus stops
7
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Dorchester South Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Dorchester West Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Stinsford Roundabout, 0.4 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

36.5% of working residents in the DT2 8PR area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 51% drive to work.

DT2 8PREngland
Work from home36.5%31.5%
Drive51%44.5%
Car passenger2.5%3.9%
Bus or coach0.3%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot5.6%7.6%
Bicycle1.4%2.1%
Other2.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

6.3% of households in the DT2 8PR area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

DT2 8PREngland
No car or van6.3%23.5%
139.8%41.3%
236.2%26.1%
3 or more17.7%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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