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Transport in RG1 6AB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near RG1 6AB, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Central Reading South
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,412 (2024)
Transport

How well connected RG1 6AB is

80 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from RG1 6AB itself. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
80
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Reading Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Reading West Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 03
    Reading Green Park
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Earley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 05
    Tilehurst Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Castle Street, 131 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

57.8% of working residents in the RG1 6AB area mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 11.7% drive to work.

RG1 6ABEngland
Work from home57.8%31.5%
Drive11.7%44.5%
Car passenger1.3%3.9%
Bus or coach5.4%4.3%
Train5.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot15.8%7.6%
Bicycle1.3%2.1%
Other1.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

60.2% of households in the RG1 6AB area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

RG1 6ABEngland
No car or van60.2%23.5%
133.5%41.3%
25.2%26.1%
3 or more1%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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