Postcode sector · Barnstaple

Transport in EX31 1

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near EX31 1, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: North Devon
Region: South West
Population: 10,069 (2024)

EX31 1Postcode sector · Barnstaple

Transport

How well connected EX31 1 is

47 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of EX31 1. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity

5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Barnstaple Rail Station
Rail station
0.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Mermaid Cross, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.2% of working residents in EX31 1 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 46.2% drive to work.

EX31 1England

Work from home19.2%31.5%

Drive46.2%44.5%

Car passenger4.3%3.9%

Bus or coach3.1%4.3%

Train0.2%2%

Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%

On foot21.1%7.6%

Bicycle3.8%2.1%

Other2.3%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

28.7% of households in EX31 1 have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

EX31 1England

No car or van28.7%23.5%

139.4%41.3%

223%26.1%

3 or more8.8%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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