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Transport in IP8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near IP8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Babergh
Region
East of England
Population
18,025 (2024)
Transport

How well connected IP8 is

2 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of IP8. 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
    Entrance
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 02
    Ipswich Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Abbey Oaks, 0.3 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

32.7% of working residents in IP8 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 53.3% drive to work.

IP8England
Work from home32.7%31.5%
Drive53.3%44.5%
Car passenger3.5%3.9%
Bus or coach1.9%4.3%
Train0.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot4.7%7.6%
Bicycle1.3%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

12.9% of households in IP8 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

IP8England
No car or van12.9%23.5%
139.6%41.3%
233.2%26.1%
3 or more14.3%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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