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Transport in TA2 8JD

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

Neighbourhood
Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,412 (2024)
Transport

How well connected TA2 8JD is

5 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from TA2 8JD itself. Connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.8/ 10

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

Bus stops
5
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Taunton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 02
    Bishops Lydeard (West Somerset Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles
  • 03
    Bishop's Lydeard Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Telephone Box, 57 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

38.4% of working residents in the TA2 8JD area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 48.7% drive to work.

TA2 8JDEngland
Work from home38.4%31.5%
Drive48.7%44.5%
Car passenger2.7%3.9%
Bus or coach0.6%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot4.8%7.6%
Bicycle2.5%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.6% of households in the TA2 8JD area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

TA2 8JDEngland
No car or van7.6%23.5%
134.9%41.3%
237.5%26.1%
3 or more20.1%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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