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Transport in TQ2 7LP

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near TQ2 7LP, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Shiphay & the Willows
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,499 (2024)
Transport

How well connected TQ2 7LP is

45 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from TQ2 7LP 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
45
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 Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Torquay - North Quay
    Ferry
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Torquay Harbour Boarding Pontoon
    Ferry
    2.2 miles
  • 05
    Paignton (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles
  • 06
    Paignton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Dart Avenue, 79 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17.9% of working residents in the TQ2 7LP area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 56.9% drive to work.

TQ2 7LPEngland
Work from home17.9%31.5%
Drive56.9%44.5%
Car passenger5.4%3.9%
Bus or coach2.4%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot13.9%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other2.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

23% of households in the TQ2 7LP area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

TQ2 7LPEngland
No car or van23%23.5%
142.6%41.3%
223.7%26.1%
3 or more10.7%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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