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Transport in TQ1 3QL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near TQ1 3QL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Babbacombe & Plainmoor
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,612 (2024)
Transport

How well connected TQ1 3QL is

53 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from TQ1 3QL 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
53
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Torre Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Torquay - North Quay
    Ferry
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Torquay Harbour Boarding Pontoon
    Ferry
    1.1 miles
  • 04
    Torquay Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Westlands School, 98 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

13.2% of working residents in the TQ1 3QL area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 55.6% drive to work.

TQ1 3QLEngland
Work from home13.2%31.5%
Drive55.6%44.5%
Car passenger4.9%3.9%
Bus or coach2.6%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot18.3%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other3.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

25.1% of households in the TQ1 3QL area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

TQ1 3QLEngland
No car or van25.1%23.5%
145%41.3%
222.3%26.1%
3 or more7.6%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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