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Transport in SP8 5DS

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

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

How well connected SP8 5DS is

1 bus stop within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from SP8 5DS itself. Connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.2/ 10

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

Bus stops
1
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Pound Lane, 0.5 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.2% of working residents in the SP8 5DS area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 60.7% drive to work.

SP8 5DSEngland
Work from home21.2%31.5%
Drive60.7%44.5%
Car passenger1.5%3.9%
Bus or coach0.9%4.3%
Train0.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot11.8%7.6%
Bicycle1.2%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

13% of households in the SP8 5DS area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

SP8 5DSEngland
No car or van13%23.5%
144.5%41.3%
228.9%26.1%
3 or more13.6%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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