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Transport in SP7 8DS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SP7 8DS, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Shaftesbury
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,034 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SP7 8DS is

36 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from SP7 8DS 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
36
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

There are no stations within three miles of SP7 8DS.

Nearest bus stop: Ivy Cross Garage, 113 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.9% of working residents in the SP7 8DS area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 48.4% drive to work.

SP7 8DSEngland
Work from home24.9%31.5%
Drive48.4%44.5%
Car passenger3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.4%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot19.7%7.6%
Bicycle1.3%2.1%
Other1.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

25.4% of households in the SP7 8DS area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

SP7 8DSEngland
No car or van25.4%23.5%
147.6%41.3%
218.7%26.1%
3 or more8.4%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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