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Transport in ME9 7BL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near ME9 7BL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Newington, Halstow & Upchurch
Council
Swale
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,406 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME9 7BL is

6 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from ME9 7BL itself. Connectivity scores 1.0 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
6
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Newington Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 02
    Rainham (Kent) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bishop Lane, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.4% of working residents in the ME9 7BL area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 55.5% drive to work.

ME9 7BLEngland
Work from home31.4%31.5%
Drive55.5%44.5%
Car passenger3.5%3.9%
Bus or coach0.3%4.3%
Train3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.9%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other2.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

12.5% of households in the ME9 7BL area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

ME9 7BLEngland
No car or van12.5%23.5%
132.6%41.3%
235.4%26.1%
3 or more19.4%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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