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Transport in RM5 2BS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near RM5 2BS, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Marks Gate
Council
Barking and Dagenham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,188 (2024)
Transport

How well connected RM5 2BS is

20 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from RM5 2BS 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
20
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Chadwell Heath Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 02
    Chadwell Heath Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 03
    Romford Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Romford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Hainault Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 06
    Hainault
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 07
    Fairlop Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 08
    Fairlop
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 09
    Goodmayes Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 10
    Barkingside Underground Station
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles
  • 11
    Gidea Park Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 12
    Goodmayes Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Sungate Cottages, 43 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17.5% of working residents in the RM5 2BS area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 41.6% drive to work.

RM5 2BSEngland
Work from home17.5%31.5%
Drive41.6%44.5%
Car passenger5.2%3.9%
Bus or coach10.2%4.3%
Train6.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram11.3%1.9%
On foot5.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

30.7% of households in the RM5 2BS area have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

RM5 2BSEngland
No car or van30.7%23.5%
140.6%41.3%
221.9%26.1%
3 or more6.8%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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