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Transport in IP6 8RS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near IP6 8RS, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North
Council
Mid Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,687 (2024)
Transport

How well connected IP6 8RS is

5 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from IP6 8RS itself. Connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.8/ 10

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

Bus stops
5
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Stowmarket Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 02
    Entrance1
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 03
    Entrance2
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 04
    Entrance
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 05
    Needham Market Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: The Woodlands, 102 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28.7% of working residents in the IP6 8RS area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 58.1% drive to work.

IP6 8RSEngland
Work from home28.7%31.5%
Drive58.1%44.5%
Car passenger3.8%3.9%
Bus or coach1.2%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot5.3%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other1.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

15.2% of households in the IP6 8RS area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

IP6 8RSEngland
No car or van15.2%23.5%
139.1%41.3%
230.9%26.1%
3 or more14.8%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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