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Transport in SO

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

Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Population
752,550 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SO is

42 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of SO. 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
42
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Swaythling Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    St Denys Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 03
    Southampton Airport Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 04
    Bitterne Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 05
    Southampton Central Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 06
    Eastleigh Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 07
    Woolston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 08
    Millbrook (Hants) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 09
    Chandlers Ford Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Woodcote Road, 132 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

33.2% of working residents in SO mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 46.7% drive to work.

SOEngland
Work from home33.2%31.5%
Drive46.7%44.5%
Car passenger3.8%3.9%
Bus or coach3%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot8.2%7.6%
Bicycle2.2%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

16.9% of households in SO have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

SOEngland
No car or van16.9%23.5%
140.2%41.3%
231.1%26.1%
3 or more11.9%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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