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Transport in PR2 9RF

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near PR2 9RF, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Longsands
Council
Preston
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,216 (2024)
Transport

How well connected PR2 9RF is

17 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from PR2 9RF itself. Connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.8/ 10

Limited. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
17
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Preston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bowlers Close, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.4% of working residents in the PR2 9RF area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 56.1% drive to work.

PR2 9RFEngland
Work from home30.4%31.5%
Drive56.1%44.5%
Car passenger4.8%3.9%
Bus or coach1.4%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.4%2.1%
Other2.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

8.9% of households in the PR2 9RF area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

PR2 9RFEngland
No car or van8.9%23.5%
146%41.3%
233.4%26.1%
3 or more11.7%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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