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Transport in IP6

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

Council
Mid Suffolk
Region
East of England
Population
31,172 (2024)
Transport

How well connected IP6 is

2 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of IP6. Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.3/ 10

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

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

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Needham Market Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 02
    Entrance
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Sawmill, 0.5 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

33.7% of working residents in IP6 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 55.1% drive to work.

IP6England
Work from home33.7%31.5%
Drive55.1%44.5%
Car passenger2.8%3.9%
Bus or coach0.7%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot4.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.4%2.1%
Other1.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

10.8% of households in IP6 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

IP6England
No car or van10.8%23.5%
135.4%41.3%
235.7%26.1%
3 or more18%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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