Postcode sector · Maidstone

Transport in ME16 9

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near ME16 9, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Maidstone
Region: South East
Population: 17,458 (2024)

ME16 9Postcode sector · Maidstone

Transport

How well connected ME16 9 is

32 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of ME16 9. 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

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
East Farleigh Rail Station
Rail station
1 mile
02
Barming Rail Station
Rail station
1.1 miles
03
Maidstone West Rail Station
Rail station
1.6 miles
04
Maidstone Barracks Rail Station
Rail station
1.6 miles
05
Maidstone East Rail Station
Rail station
1.9 miles
06
East Malling Rail Station
Rail station
2.1 miles
07
Aylesford Rail Station
Rail station
2.3 miles
08
Wateringbury Rail Station
Rail station
2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Long Rede Lane, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.7% of working residents in ME16 9 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 50.6% drive to work.

ME16 9England

Work from home29.7%31.5%

Drive50.6%44.5%

Car passenger3.4%3.9%

Bus or coach2.5%4.3%

Train2.2%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot9.3%7.6%

Bicycle0.8%2.1%

Other1.2%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

14.5% of households in ME16 9 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

ME16 9England

No car or van14.5%23.5%

139.4%41.3%

234.9%26.1%

3 or more11.2%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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