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Transport in S61 2RS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near S61 2RS, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Thorpe Hesley
Council
Rotherham
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,391 (2024)
Transport

How well connected S61 2RS is

19 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from S61 2RS 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
19
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Chapeltown Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 02
    Elsecar Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Barnsley Road/Strafford Place, 88 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

26.2% of working residents in the S61 2RS area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 63.5% drive to work.

S61 2RSEngland
Work from home26.2%31.5%
Drive63.5%44.5%
Car passenger6.1%3.9%
Bus or coach1.3%4.3%
Train0.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot1%7.6%
Bicycle0.5%2.1%
Other1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.3% of households in the S61 2RS area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

S61 2RSEngland
No car or van9.3%23.5%
140.3%41.3%
237.3%26.1%
3 or more13%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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