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Postcode district · Gillingham

Transport in SP8

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

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
15,694 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SP8 is

14 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of SP8. Connectivity scores 4.3 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
14
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Pound Lane, 173 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

25.9% of working residents in SP8 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 57.4% drive to work.

SP8England
Work from home25.9%31.5%
Drive57.4%44.5%
Car passenger3.3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.3%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot9.5%7.6%
Bicycle1.3%2.1%
Other1.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.1% of households in SP8 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

SP8England
No car or van11.1%23.5%
141.2%41.3%
232.6%26.1%
3 or more15.1%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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