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Transport in TQ2 5DB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near TQ2 5DB, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Upton & Hele
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,141 (2024)
Transport

How well connected TQ2 5DB is

36 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from TQ2 5DB itself. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
36
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Torre Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.1 miles
  • 02
    Torquay Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 03
    Torquay - North Quay
    Ferry
    1.2 miles
  • 04
    Torquay Harbour Boarding Pontoon
    Ferry
    1.3 miles
  • 05
    Paignton (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles
  • 06
    Paignton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Torre Station Newton Rd, 37 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17.8% of working residents in the TQ2 5DB area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 47.4% drive to work.

TQ2 5DBEngland
Work from home17.8%31.5%
Drive47.4%44.5%
Car passenger4.3%3.9%
Bus or coach2.7%4.3%
Train1.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot22.1%7.6%
Bicycle1.4%2.1%
Other3.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.6% of households in the TQ2 5DB area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

TQ2 5DBEngland
No car or van22.6%23.5%
145.5%41.3%
222.2%26.1%
3 or more9.8%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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