Postcode sector · Preston

Transport in PR2 7

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near PR2 7, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Preston
Region: North West
Population: 9,801 (2024)

PR2 7Postcode sector · Preston

Transport

How well connected PR2 7 is

20 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of PR2 7. 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

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Preston Rail Station
Rail station
2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: The Avenue, 119 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

26.8% of working residents in PR2 7 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 47.7% drive to work.

PR2 7England

Work from home26.8%31.5%

Drive47.7%44.5%

Car passenger5.3%3.9%

Bus or coach6.1%4.3%

Train1.2%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot8.3%7.6%

Bicycle2.1%2.1%

Other2.3%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

28.3% of households in PR2 7 have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

PR2 7England

No car or van28.3%23.5%

142.4%41.3%

222.9%26.1%

3 or more6.4%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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