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Transport in RG2 8FT

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

Neighbourhood
Whitley Wood
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,101 (2024)
Transport

How well connected RG2 8FT is

27 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from RG2 8FT itself. 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
27
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Reading Green Park
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 02
    Reading West Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 03
    Earley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 04
    Reading Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: The Maying, 95 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31% of working residents in the RG2 8FT area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 40.5% drive to work.

RG2 8FTEngland
Work from home31%31.5%
Drive40.5%44.5%
Car passenger4.8%3.9%
Bus or coach9.6%4.3%
Train2.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot7.7%7.6%
Bicycle2.1%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

20.4% of households in the RG2 8FT area have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

RG2 8FTEngland
No car or van20.4%23.5%
148.3%41.3%
224.6%26.1%
3 or more6.7%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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