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Transport in ME5 7HW

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

Neighbourhood
Gillingham South East
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,023 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME5 7HW is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from ME5 7HW itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

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

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Chatham Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Rochester Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 04
    Rainham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 05
    Strood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Beechwood Avenue, 139 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

27.8% of working residents in the ME5 7HW area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 55.1% drive to work.

ME5 7HWEngland
Work from home27.8%31.5%
Drive55.1%44.5%
Car passenger3.8%3.9%
Bus or coach1.4%4.3%
Train2.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot5.5%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other2.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.7% of households in the ME5 7HW area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

ME5 7HWEngland
No car or van9.7%23.5%
139.2%41.3%
234.6%26.1%
3 or more16.6%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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