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Transport in ME3 8BW

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near ME3 8BW, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Wainscott & City Estate
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,403 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME3 8BW is

10 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from ME3 8BW 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
    Strood Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 02
    Rochester Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 03
    Higham Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 04
    Chatham Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 05
    Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Higham Road, 0.4 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.7% of working residents in the ME3 8BW area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 56.8% drive to work.

ME3 8BWEngland
Work from home29.7%31.5%
Drive56.8%44.5%
Car passenger3.3%3.9%
Bus or coach1.8%4.3%
Train2.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot3.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

13.4% of households in the ME3 8BW area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

ME3 8BWEngland
No car or van13.4%23.5%
139.6%41.3%
236.5%26.1%
3 or more10.5%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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