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Transport in RG8 8RW

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near RG8 8RW, 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 8RW is

30 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from RG8 8RW 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
30
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Tilehurst Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 02
    Pangbourne Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Highfield Road, 104 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

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

RG8 8RWEngland
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 8RW area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

RG8 8RWEngland
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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