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Transport in SS3

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SS3, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
33,756 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SS3 is

21 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of SS3. 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
21
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Shoeburyness Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Thorpe Bay Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Southend East Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Cunningham Close, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.6% of working residents in SS3 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 48.6% drive to work.

SS3England
Work from home29.6%31.5%
Drive48.6%44.5%
Car passenger3.8%3.9%
Bus or coach3.2%4.3%
Train4.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot6.7%7.6%
Bicycle1.5%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

19.1% of households in SS3 have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

SS3England
No car or van19.1%23.5%
142%41.3%
227.6%26.1%
3 or more11.3%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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