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Transport in SP8 5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SP8 5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
11,200 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SP8 5 is

0 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of SP8 5. Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.0/ 10

Poor. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
0
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Pound Lane, 0.8 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.1% of working residents in SP8 5 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 57.3% drive to work.

SP8 5England
Work from home29.1%31.5%
Drive57.3%44.5%
Car passenger3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.3%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot7.1%7.6%
Bicycle1.2%2.1%
Other1.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.7% of households in SP8 5 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

SP8 5England
No car or van7.7%23.5%
139.1%41.3%
235.8%26.1%
3 or more17.4%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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