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Transport in TQ2 6

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near TQ2 6, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Population
15,394 (2024)
Transport

How well connected TQ2 6 is

29 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of TQ2 6. 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
29
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Torquay Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Torre Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 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
    2.1 miles
  • 06
    Paignton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 07
    Goodrington (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: St Matthew's Field, 129 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

23.5% of working residents in TQ2 6 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 48.6% drive to work.

TQ2 6England
Work from home23.5%31.5%
Drive48.6%44.5%
Car passenger5.1%3.9%
Bus or coach2.7%4.3%
Train0.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot14.8%7.6%
Bicycle1.4%2.1%
Other2.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.8% of households in TQ2 6 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

TQ2 6England
No car or van22.8%23.5%
142.4%41.3%
225.1%26.1%
3 or more9.6%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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