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Transport in ME5 7FL

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

Neighbourhood
Luton
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,817 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME5 7FL is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from ME5 7FL 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
39
Within 800m
Rail
1
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
    1 mile
  • 03
    Rochester Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 04
    Strood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Windmill Road, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

15.4% of working residents in the ME5 7FL area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 46.7% drive to work.

ME5 7FLEngland
Work from home15.4%31.5%
Drive46.7%44.5%
Car passenger8%3.9%
Bus or coach7.1%4.3%
Train6.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.5%1.9%
On foot10.8%7.6%
Bicycle1.3%2.1%
Other3.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

36.4% of households in the ME5 7FL area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

ME5 7FLEngland
No car or van36.4%23.5%
143.9%41.3%
215.9%26.1%
3 or more3.8%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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