Postcode sector · Wellingborough

Transport in NN8 1

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NN8 1, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: North Northamptonshire
Region: East Midlands
Population: 18,381 (2024)

NN8 1Postcode sector · Wellingborough

Transport

How well connected NN8 1 is

42 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of NN8 1. 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

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Wellingborough Rail Station
Rail station
122 yards

Nearest bus stop: (Wellingborough) Rail Station Forecourt, 95 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.9% of working residents in NN8 1 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 51.4% drive to work.

NN8 1England

Work from home19.9%31.5%

Drive51.4%44.5%

Car passenger9.7%3.9%

Bus or coach1.5%4.3%

Train1%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot11%7.6%

Bicycle1.8%2.1%

Other3.7%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

22.8% of households in NN8 1 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

NN8 1England

No car or van22.8%23.5%

144%41.3%

225.1%26.1%

3 or more8%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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