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Transport in LE8 6EP

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near LE8 6EP, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Whetstone
Council
Blaby
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,623 (2024)
Transport

How well connected LE8 6EP is

10 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from LE8 6EP itself. Connectivity scores 1.7 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.7/ 10

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

Bus stops
10
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Station Approach
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 02
    Narborough Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    South Wigston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Charnwood Avenue, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

27% of working residents in the LE8 6EP area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 58.3% drive to work.

LE8 6EPEngland
Work from home27%31.5%
Drive58.3%44.5%
Car passenger4.4%3.9%
Bus or coach2.2%4.3%
Train0%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot5.6%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

16.9% of households in the LE8 6EP area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

LE8 6EPEngland
No car or van16.9%23.5%
144.9%41.3%
229.3%26.1%
3 or more8.8%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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