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Transport in LE2 5WP

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near LE2 5WP, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Oadby South & West
Council
Oadby and Wigston
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,289 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE2 5WP is

17 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from LE2 5WP itself. Connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.8/ 10

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

Bus stops
17
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    South Wigston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Brocks Hill School, 71 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.7% of working residents in the LE2 5WP area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 53.4% drive to work.

LE2 5WPEngland
Work from home30.7%31.5%
Drive53.4%44.5%
Car passenger4.2%3.9%
Bus or coach3.3%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot5.5%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

10.3% of households in the LE2 5WP area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

LE2 5WPEngland
No car or van10.3%23.5%
140.2%41.3%
237.6%26.1%
3 or more12%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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