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Postcode district · Kirkby-in-Furness

Transport in LA17

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near LA17, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
2,570 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LA17 is

7 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of LA17. Connectivity scores 5.2 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.2/ 10

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

Bus stops
7
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Kirkby-in-Furness Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Station Entrance
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 03
    Foxfield Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Green Road Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Wall End Church, 137 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28% of working residents in LA17 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 58.5% drive to work.

LA17England
Work from home28%31.5%
Drive58.5%44.5%
Car passenger4.3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.3%4.3%
Train0.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot4.7%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other2.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

10.5% of households in LA17 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

LA17England
No car or van10.5%23.5%
140.1%41.3%
234.6%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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