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Transport in ME

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

Council
Medway
Region
South East
Population
711,261 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME is

5 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of ME. Connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.8/ 10

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

Bus stops
5
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Rainham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Deanwood Drive bottom, 0.4 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28.1% of working residents in ME mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 52.4% drive to work.

MEEngland
Work from home28.1%31.5%
Drive52.4%44.5%
Car passenger4.3%3.9%
Bus or coach1.7%4.3%
Train3.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot7.2%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

16.5% of households in ME have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

MEEngland
No car or van16.5%23.5%
139.9%41.3%
231.2%26.1%
3 or more12.5%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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