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Transport in LE8 5YX

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

Neighbourhood
Wigston Town
Council
Oadby and Wigston
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,840 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE8 5YX is

43 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from LE8 5YX itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
43
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    South Wigston Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles

Nearest bus stop: County Record Office, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24% of working residents in the LE8 5YX area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 50.3% drive to work.

LE8 5YXEngland
Work from home24%31.5%
Drive50.3%44.5%
Car passenger5.1%3.9%
Bus or coach4%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot10.4%7.6%
Bicycle3.4%2.1%
Other2.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

33.6% of households in the LE8 5YX area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

LE8 5YXEngland
No car or van33.6%23.5%
143.3%41.3%
218.7%26.1%
3 or more4.4%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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