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Transport in ME15 8LH

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near ME15 8LH, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Bearsted & Downswood
Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,599 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME15 8LH is

24 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from ME15 8LH itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
24
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bearsted Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Maidstone East Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 03
    Maidstone West Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 04
    Maidstone Barracks Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 05
    Hollingbourne Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Egremont Road Shops, 70 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

32.6% of working residents in the ME15 8LH area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 55.9% drive to work.

ME15 8LHEngland
Work from home32.6%31.5%
Drive55.9%44.5%
Car passenger3.6%3.9%
Bus or coach0.8%4.3%
Train2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.9%7.6%
Bicycle0.4%2.1%
Other0.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

8.7% of households in the ME15 8LH area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

ME15 8LHEngland
No car or van8.7%23.5%
145.3%41.3%
234.1%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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