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Transport in ME5 7PP

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

Neighbourhood
Hempstead & Wigmore
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,627 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME5 7PP is

19 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from ME5 7PP 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
19
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 02
    Chatham Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 03
    Rainham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 04
    Rochester Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Waggon at Hale, 14 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

32.5% of working residents in the ME5 7PP area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 55.1% drive to work.

ME5 7PPEngland
Work from home32.5%31.5%
Drive55.1%44.5%
Car passenger3.7%3.9%
Bus or coach0.8%4.3%
Train2.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot2.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

5.8% of households in the ME5 7PP area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

ME5 7PPEngland
No car or van5.8%23.5%
132.5%41.3%
242.2%26.1%
3 or more19.5%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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