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Transport in RG8 8BL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near RG8 8BL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Purley on Thames
Council
West Berkshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,075 (2024)
Transport

How well connected RG8 8BL is

22 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from RG8 8BL 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
22
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Tilehurst Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Pangbourne Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 03
    Reading West Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Brading Way, 55 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

46.4% of working residents in the RG8 8BL area mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 42.4% drive to work.

RG8 8BLEngland
Work from home46.4%31.5%
Drive42.4%44.5%
Car passenger3.2%3.9%
Bus or coach2%4.3%
Train1.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot2.4%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other1.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

5.5% of households in the RG8 8BL area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

RG8 8BLEngland
No car or van5.5%23.5%
135.1%41.3%
240.4%26.1%
3 or more19%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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