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Transport in SA5 8DG

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SA5 8DG, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Cockett
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,109 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SA5 8DG is

60 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from SA5 8DG 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
60
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Swansea Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 02
    Gowerton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 03
    Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal
    Ferry
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Capel Saron, 31 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.7% of working residents in the SA5 8DG area mostly work from home, below the Wales average of 25.6%. 62.4% drive to work.

SA5 8DGWales
Work from home19.7%25.6%
Drive62.4%56.5%
Car passenger7%4.8%
Bus or coach3%2.3%
Train0.3%0.8%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%0%
On foot5.5%7.1%
Bicycle0.4%1.1%
Other1.5%1.8%
Cars

Car ownership

20.2% of households in the SA5 8DG area have no car or van, broadly in line with the Wales average of 19.4%.

SA5 8DGWales
No car or van20.2%19.4%
144.7%41.7%
226.7%28.1%
3 or more8.4%10.7%

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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