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Transport in S61 2RW

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

Neighbourhood
Thorpe Hesley
Council
Rotherham
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,404 (2024)
Transport

How well connected S61 2RW is

10 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from S61 2RW itself. Connectivity scores 1.7 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.7/ 10

Poor. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
10
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Chapeltown Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 02
    Elsecar Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Chapelfield Road/Thornwell Lane, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.1% of working residents in the S61 2RW area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 56.7% drive to work.

S61 2RWEngland
Work from home31.1%31.5%
Drive56.7%44.5%
Car passenger3.7%3.9%
Bus or coach3.5%4.3%
Train0%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot3.5%7.6%
Bicycle0.1%2.1%
Other1.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

14.5% of households in the S61 2RW area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

S61 2RWEngland
No car or van14.5%23.5%
139.8%41.3%
232.5%26.1%
3 or more13.2%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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