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Transport in PL6 5SU

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near PL6 5SU, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,411 (2024)
Transport

How well connected PL6 5SU is

47 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from PL6 5SU 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
47
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Plymouth Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 02
    Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage
    Ferry
    2.7 miles
  • 03
    Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing
    Ferry
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Fort Austin Shops, 126 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.8% of working residents in the PL6 5SU area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 63.4% drive to work.

PL6 5SUEngland
Work from home21.8%31.5%
Drive63.4%44.5%
Car passenger3.8%3.9%
Bus or coach2.1%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot3.8%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other3.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11% of households in the PL6 5SU area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

PL6 5SUEngland
No car or van11%23.5%
142.2%41.3%
233.4%26.1%
3 or more13.4%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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