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Transport in ME3 8GS

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

Neighbourhood
Wainscott & City Estate
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,217 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME3 8GS is

30 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from ME3 8GS 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
30
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Strood Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Rochester Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 03
    Higham Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 04
    Chatham Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 05
    Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Hollywood Lane Middle, 56 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

34.3% of working residents in the ME3 8GS area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 52.7% drive to work.

ME3 8GSEngland
Work from home34.3%31.5%
Drive52.7%44.5%
Car passenger3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.9%4.3%
Train3.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.3%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other2.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.1% of households in the ME3 8GS area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

ME3 8GSEngland
No car or van7.1%23.5%
133.9%41.3%
242.2%26.1%
3 or more16.7%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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