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Transport in TA2 6LR

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near TA2 6LR, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,659 (2024)
Transport

How well connected TA2 6LR is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from TA2 6LR itself. 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
39
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Taunton Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Staplegrove Road, 100 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

27.4% of working residents in the TA2 6LR area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 50.8% drive to work.

TA2 6LREngland
Work from home27.4%31.5%
Drive50.8%44.5%
Car passenger4%3.9%
Bus or coach0.8%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot11.2%7.6%
Bicycle3.8%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

12.7% of households in the TA2 6LR area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

TA2 6LREngland
No car or van12.7%23.5%
146.3%41.3%
227.8%26.1%
3 or more13.1%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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