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Transport in ME15 8NS

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

Neighbourhood
Bearsted & Downswood
Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,829 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME15 8NS is

23 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from ME15 8NS 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
23
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bearsted Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 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
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Royston Road, 95 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

37.8% of working residents in the ME15 8NS area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 50.7% drive to work.

ME15 8NSEngland
Work from home37.8%31.5%
Drive50.7%44.5%
Car passenger2.5%3.9%
Bus or coach0.7%4.3%
Train2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.9%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.4% of households in the ME15 8NS area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

ME15 8NSEngland
No car or van11.4%23.5%
136.2%41.3%
236.1%26.1%
3 or more16.3%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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