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Transport in ME9

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

Council
Swale
Region
South East
Population
43,576 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ME9 is

27 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of ME9. 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
27
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Sittingbourne Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Kemsley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 03
    Newington Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Barrow Grove, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.1% of working residents in ME9 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 54.3% drive to work.

ME9England
Work from home31.1%31.5%
Drive54.3%44.5%
Car passenger3.5%3.9%
Bus or coach0.5%4.3%
Train3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot5%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

10.3% of households in ME9 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

ME9England
No car or van10.3%23.5%
135.3%41.3%
236.5%26.1%
3 or more17.9%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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