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Transport in ME8 9RE

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near ME8 9RE, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Parkwood East
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,420 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME8 9RE is

29 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from ME8 9RE 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
29
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Rainham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Thrale Way, 115 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.6% of working residents in the ME8 9RE area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 57% drive to work.

ME8 9REEngland
Work from home29.6%31.5%
Drive57%44.5%
Car passenger5.3%3.9%
Bus or coach1.1%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot3.3%7.6%
Bicycle0.4%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.7% of households in the ME8 9RE area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

ME8 9REEngland
No car or van7.7%23.5%
141.3%41.3%
238.4%26.1%
3 or more12.6%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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