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Transport in ME8 1EQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near ME8 1EQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Rainham South West
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,476 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME8 1EQ is

13 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from ME8 1EQ itself. Connectivity scores 2.2 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.2/ 10

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

Bus stops
13
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Rainham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 02
    Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 03
    Chatham Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Eastcourt Lane, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.7% of working residents in the ME8 1EQ area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 56.6% drive to work.

ME8 1EQEngland
Work from home30.7%31.5%
Drive56.6%44.5%
Car passenger2.7%3.9%
Bus or coach0.3%4.3%
Train3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot4.8%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

6.6% of households in the ME8 1EQ area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

ME8 1EQEngland
No car or van6.6%23.5%
132%41.3%
240.3%26.1%
3 or more21%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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