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Postcode district · Southend-on-Sea

Transport in SS2

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SS2, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
59,822 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SS2 is

35 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of SS2. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
35
Within 800m
Rail
3
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Prittlewell Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.3 miles
  • 02
    Southend Victoria Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 03
    Southend Central Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 04
    Southend East Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 05
    Southend Airport Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 06
    Westcliff Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 07
    Thorpe Bay Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 08
    Chalkwell Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 09
    Rochford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Sutton Road, 97 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28.1% of working residents in SS2 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 43.4% drive to work.

SS2England
Work from home28.1%31.5%
Drive43.4%44.5%
Car passenger3.8%3.9%
Bus or coach3.5%4.3%
Train4.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot11.2%7.6%
Bicycle2.5%2.1%
Other2.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

27.2% of households in SS2 have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

SS2England
No car or van27.2%23.5%
143.7%41.3%
222.1%26.1%
3 or more7%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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