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Transport in RG2 6UL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near RG2 6UL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Spencers Wood & Swallowfield
Council
Wokingham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,908 (2024)
Transport

How well connected RG2 6UL is

36 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from RG2 6UL itself. 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
36
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Reading Green Park
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Reading West Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 03
    Reading Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Lime Square, 115 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

47.4% of working residents in the RG2 6UL area mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 43.6% drive to work.

RG2 6ULEngland
Work from home47.4%31.5%
Drive43.6%44.5%
Car passenger2.6%3.9%
Bus or coach1.4%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.1%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

4.7% of households in the RG2 6UL area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

RG2 6ULEngland
No car or van4.7%23.5%
133.6%41.3%
243.4%26.1%
3 or more18.4%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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