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Transport in DT8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near DT8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
12,512 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DT8 is

0 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of DT8. Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
0
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 DT8.

Nearest bus stop: St James, 0.7 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

33.7% of working residents in DT8 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 53.6% drive to work.

DT8England
Work from home33.7%31.5%
Drive53.6%44.5%
Car passenger3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.3%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot6.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.8% of households in DT8 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

DT8England
No car or van7.8%23.5%
139.5%41.3%
234.6%26.1%
3 or more18.1%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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