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Transport in ME5 8UL

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

Neighbourhood
Lordswood
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,443 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME5 8UL is

15 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from ME5 8UL itself. Connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
15
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

There are no stations within three miles of ME5 8UL.

Nearest bus stop: Mayford Road, 124 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.6% of working residents in the ME5 8UL area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 65.6% drive to work.

ME5 8ULEngland
Work from home21.6%31.5%
Drive65.6%44.5%
Car passenger3.9%3.9%
Bus or coach2.7%4.3%
Train1.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot3%7.6%
Bicycle0.1%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

13.1% of households in the ME5 8UL area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

ME5 8ULEngland
No car or van13.1%23.5%
144.7%41.3%
230.8%26.1%
3 or more11.4%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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