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Transport in IP1 2BS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near IP1 2BS, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Gipping & Chantry Park
Council
Ipswich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,135 (2024)
Transport

How well connected IP1 2BS is

99 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from IP1 2BS itself. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
99
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Entrance
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Ipswich Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 03
    Entrance2
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 04
    Entrance3
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 05
    Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 06
    Entrance1
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 07
    Westerfield Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Sir Alf Ramsey Way, 160 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.9% of working residents in the IP1 2BS area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 35.5% drive to work.

IP1 2BSEngland
Work from home19.9%31.5%
Drive35.5%44.5%
Car passenger10.4%3.9%
Bus or coach8.1%4.3%
Train1.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot18%7.6%
Bicycle3.5%2.1%
Other2.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

47.5% of households in the IP1 2BS area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

IP1 2BSEngland
No car or van47.5%23.5%
141.6%41.3%
29.1%26.1%
3 or more1.8%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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