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Transport in ME5 8BY

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near ME5 8BY, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Walderslade
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,640 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME5 8BY is

28 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from ME5 8BY 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
28
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Chatham Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Dargets Road, 169 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28.2% of working residents in the ME5 8BY area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 57.7% drive to work.

ME5 8BYEngland
Work from home28.2%31.5%
Drive57.7%44.5%
Car passenger3.2%3.9%
Bus or coach1.6%4.3%
Train2.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot5%7.6%
Bicycle0%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.2% of households in the ME5 8BY area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

ME5 8BYEngland
No car or van7.2%23.5%
136.4%41.3%
237.7%26.1%
3 or more18.6%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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