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Transport in MK42 9FA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near MK42 9FA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Wixams & Elstow
Council
Bedford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,949 (2024)
Transport

How well connected MK42 9FA is

23 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from MK42 9FA 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
23
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bedford St Johns Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Bedford Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 03
    Kempston Hardwick Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Medical Centre, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

34.7% of working residents in the MK42 9FA area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 50.3% drive to work.

MK42 9FAEngland
Work from home34.7%31.5%
Drive50.3%44.5%
Car passenger3.9%3.9%
Bus or coach1.3%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot4.3%7.6%
Bicycle2.4%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.1% of households in the MK42 9FA area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

MK42 9FAEngland
No car or van11.1%23.5%
133.9%41.3%
236.7%26.1%
3 or more18.3%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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