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Transport in SP7 8RT

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

Neighbourhood
Shaftesbury
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,536 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SP7 8RT is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from SP7 8RT 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
39
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 8RT.

Nearest bus stop: Linden Park, 104 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17.8% of working residents in the SP7 8RT area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 59.9% drive to work.

SP7 8RTEngland
Work from home17.8%31.5%
Drive59.9%44.5%
Car passenger2.5%3.9%
Bus or coach0.3%4.3%
Train0%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot17.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.2%2.1%
Other0.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

12.3% of households in the SP7 8RT area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

SP7 8RTEngland
No car or van12.3%23.5%
143.3%41.3%
233%26.1%
3 or more11.4%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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