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Transport in SP8 4UP

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SP8 4UP, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,286 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SP8 4UP is

34 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from SP8 4UP itself. 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
34
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile

Nearest bus stop: Shires Gate Roundabout, 104 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

27.3% of working residents in the SP8 4UP area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 58.2% drive to work.

SP8 4UPEngland
Work from home27.3%31.5%
Drive58.2%44.5%
Car passenger4.2%3.9%
Bus or coach0.2%4.3%
Train0.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot6.7%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

8.1% of households in the SP8 4UP area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

SP8 4UPEngland
No car or van8.1%23.5%
141.3%41.3%
234.4%26.1%
3 or more16.2%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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