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Transport in ME5 9LU

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near ME5 9LU, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Boxley & Detling
Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,317 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME5 9LU is

20 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from ME5 9LU 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
20
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 9LU.

Nearest bus stop: Lordswood Close, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

36.3% of working residents in the ME5 9LU area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 52.2% drive to work.

ME5 9LUEngland
Work from home36.3%31.5%
Drive52.2%44.5%
Car passenger3.3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.8%4.3%
Train2.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot2.5%7.6%
Bicycle0.4%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

2.7% of households in the ME5 9LU area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

ME5 9LUEngland
No car or van2.7%23.5%
130.2%41.3%
245.2%26.1%
3 or more21.9%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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