PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Taunton

Transport in TA2 8DB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near TA2 8DB, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,666 (2024)
Transport

How well connected TA2 8DB is

42 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from TA2 8DB 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
42
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: Western Power, 46 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.2% of working residents in the TA2 8DB area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 54.5% drive to work.

TA2 8DBEngland
Work from home30.2%31.5%
Drive54.5%44.5%
Car passenger3.3%3.9%
Bus or coach1%4.3%
Train0.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot5.6%7.6%
Bicycle3.6%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

6.7% of households in the TA2 8DB area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

TA2 8DBEngland
No car or van6.7%23.5%
142.2%41.3%
238.9%26.1%
3 or more12.3%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.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes