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Transport in ME5 7AP

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near ME5 7AP, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Gillingham South
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,839 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME5 7AP is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from ME5 7AP itself. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
39
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Chatham Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 03
    Rochester Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 04
    Strood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Windmill Road, 42 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

15.7% of working residents in the ME5 7AP area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 44.9% drive to work.

ME5 7APEngland
Work from home15.7%31.5%
Drive44.9%44.5%
Car passenger5.5%3.9%
Bus or coach2.3%4.3%
Train4.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.5%1.9%
On foot22.9%7.6%
Bicycle1.2%2.1%
Other2.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

26.3% of households in the ME5 7AP area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

ME5 7APEngland
No car or van26.3%23.5%
146.9%41.3%
220.6%26.1%
3 or more6.3%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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