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Transport in RG2 8QL

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

Neighbourhood
Shinfield
Council
Wokingham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,338 (2024)
Transport

How well connected RG2 8QL is

25 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from RG2 8QL 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
25
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Reading Green Park
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 02
    Earley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 03
    Reading West Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Motorway Footbridge, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

40.9% of working residents in the RG2 8QL area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 42.4% drive to work.

RG2 8QLEngland
Work from home40.9%31.5%
Drive42.4%44.5%
Car passenger3%3.9%
Bus or coach4.5%4.3%
Train0.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot4.3%7.6%
Bicycle2.7%2.1%
Other1.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

10.6% of households in the RG2 8QL area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

RG2 8QLEngland
No car or van10.6%23.5%
142.2%41.3%
234.5%26.1%
3 or more12.6%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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