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Transport in TQ2 6JW

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

Neighbourhood
Chelston, Cockington & Livermead
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,521 (2024)
Transport

How well connected TQ2 6JW is

44 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from TQ2 6JW 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
44
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Hawkins Avenue, 105 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.5% of working residents in the TQ2 6JW area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 58.9% drive to work.

TQ2 6JWEngland
Work from home19.5%31.5%
Drive58.9%44.5%
Car passenger4.5%3.9%
Bus or coach1.2%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot12.4%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other1.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.8% of households in the TQ2 6JW area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

TQ2 6JWEngland
No car or van9.8%23.5%
141.5%41.3%
235.7%26.1%
3 or more13%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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