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Transport in RG2 8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near RG2 8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Reading
Region
South East
Population
22,165 (2024)
Transport

How well connected RG2 8 is

34 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of RG2 8. 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
34
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Reading Green Park
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 02
    Earley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 03
    Reading West Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 04
    Reading Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Gratton Road, 34 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.5% of working residents in RG2 8 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 42.6% drive to work.

RG2 8England
Work from home31.5%31.5%
Drive42.6%44.5%
Car passenger4.3%3.9%
Bus or coach7.5%4.3%
Train1.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot8%7.6%
Bicycle2.9%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21.2% of households in RG2 8 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

RG2 8England
No car or van21.2%23.5%
143.6%41.3%
226.3%26.1%
3 or more9%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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