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Transport in GL18 2

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near GL18 2, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Forest of Dean
Region: South West
Population: 3,966 (2024)

GL18 2Postcode sector · Newent

Transport

How well connected GL18 2 is

15 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of GL18 2. Connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity

2.5/ 10

Limited. 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

There are no stations within three miles of GL18 2.

Nearest bus stop: Shakesfield, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

38.3% of working residents in GL18 2 mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 53.8% drive to work.

GL18 2England

Work from home38.3%31.5%

Drive53.8%44.5%

Car passenger3.1%3.9%

Bus or coach0.3%4.3%

Train0.1%2%

Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%

On foot2.5%7.6%

Bicycle0.4%2.1%

Other1.4%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

4.9% of households in GL18 2 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

GL18 2England

No car or van4.9%23.5%

129.8%41.3%

238.8%26.1%

3 or more26.5%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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