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Transport in LE8 5PS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near LE8 5PS, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Countesthorpe & Kilby
Council
Blaby
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,074 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE8 5PS is

8 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from LE8 5PS itself. Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
8
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    South Wigston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Scotland Way, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.9% of working residents in the LE8 5PS area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 59.7% drive to work.

LE8 5PSEngland
Work from home30.9%31.5%
Drive59.7%44.5%
Car passenger2.9%3.9%
Bus or coach1.4%4.3%
Train0%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3%7.6%
Bicycle1.5%2.1%
Other0.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.8% of households in the LE8 5PS area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

LE8 5PSEngland
No car or van7.8%23.5%
138.3%41.3%
240.5%26.1%
3 or more13.4%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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