Postcode sector · Swindon

Transport in SN2 8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SN2 8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Swindon
Region: South West
Population: 5,650 (2024)

SN2 8Postcode sector · Swindon

Transport

How well connected SN2 8 is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of SN2 8. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity

5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Swindon Rail Station
Rail station
0.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Wickes, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

18.5% of working residents in SN2 8 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 44.8% drive to work.

SN2 8England

Work from home18.5%31.5%

Drive44.8%44.5%

Car passenger7.4%3.9%

Bus or coach9.2%4.3%

Train0.6%2%

Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%

On foot10.4%7.6%

Bicycle5.6%2.1%

Other3.5%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

29.9% of households in SN2 8 have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

SN2 8England

No car or van29.9%23.5%

143.2%41.3%

220.1%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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