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Transport in SP7

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

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
22,340 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SP7 is

33 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of SP7. 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
33
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.

Nearest bus stop: Linden Park, 161 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.2% of working residents in SP7 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 54.4% drive to work.

SP7England
Work from home30.2%31.5%
Drive54.4%44.5%
Car passenger2.6%3.9%
Bus or coach0.5%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot9.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.8% of households in SP7 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

SP7England
No car or van9.8%23.5%
139.2%41.3%
235.1%26.1%
3 or more15.9%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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