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Transport in ME8 8HR

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near ME8 8HR, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Parkwood East
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,429 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME8 8HR is

22 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from ME8 8HR itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
22
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Rainham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Newington Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Nightingale Close, 122 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

34.8% of working residents in the ME8 8HR area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 50.7% drive to work.

ME8 8HREngland
Work from home34.8%31.5%
Drive50.7%44.5%
Car passenger2%3.9%
Bus or coach1.4%4.3%
Train4.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot4.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other1.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

8.5% of households in the ME8 8HR area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

ME8 8HREngland
No car or van8.5%23.5%
140.6%41.3%
240.2%26.1%
3 or more10.7%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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