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Transport in RG8 8HY

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

Neighbourhood
Purley on Thames
Council
West Berkshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,522 (2024)
Transport

How well connected RG8 8HY is

36 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from RG8 8HY 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
    Tilehurst Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Pangbourne Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 03
    Reading West Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Oxford Road, 45 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

48% of working residents in the RG8 8HY area mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 39.1% drive to work.

RG8 8HYEngland
Work from home48%31.5%
Drive39.1%44.5%
Car passenger3.5%3.9%
Bus or coach3%4.3%
Train2.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot2.8%7.6%
Bicycle0.4%2.1%
Other0.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.8% of households in the RG8 8HY area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

RG8 8HYEngland
No car or van7.8%23.5%
134.5%41.3%
242.5%26.1%
3 or more15.2%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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