Postcode sector · Lydney

Transport in GL15 5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near GL15 5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Forest of Dean
Region: South West
Population: 12,313 (2024)

GL15 5Postcode sector · Lydney

Transport

How well connected GL15 5 is

51 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 6 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of GL15 5. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity

8.0/ 10

Excellent. 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
Lydney Town (Dean Forest Railway)
Metro, tram or underground
0.3 miles
02
Dean Forest Railway
Metro, tram or underground
0.3 miles
03
St Mary's Halt (Dean Forest Railway)
Metro, tram or underground
0.5 miles
04
Lydney Junction (Dean Forest Railway)
Metro, tram or underground
0.8 miles
05
Lydney Rail Station
Rail station
0.9 miles
06
Norchard (Dean Forest Railway)
Metro, tram or underground
0.9 miles
07
Lydney Harbour
Ferry
1.4 miles
08
Sharpness Old Docks
Ferry
1.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bus Station, 37 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22.7% of working residents in GL15 5 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 61.4% drive to work.

GL15 5England

Work from home22.7%31.5%

Drive61.4%44.5%

Car passenger4%3.9%

Bus or coach0.8%4.3%

Train0.7%2%

Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%

On foot7.4%7.6%

Bicycle1.4%2.1%

Other1.5%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

15.1% of households in GL15 5 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

GL15 5England

No car or van15.1%23.5%

141.5%41.3%

231.5%26.1%

3 or more11.8%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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