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Transport in ME5 8FR

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

Neighbourhood
Settington
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,669 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME5 8FR is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from ME5 8FR 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
    Chatham Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 02
    Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Downland Walk, 128 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28.1% of working residents in the ME5 8FR area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 59.5% drive to work.

ME5 8FREngland
Work from home28.1%31.5%
Drive59.5%44.5%
Car passenger4.1%3.9%
Bus or coach0.9%4.3%
Train1.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

3.8% of households in the ME5 8FR area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

ME5 8FREngland
No car or van3.8%23.5%
132%41.3%
244.9%26.1%
3 or more19.3%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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