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Transport in TQ2 8JL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near TQ2 8JL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Shiphay & the Willows
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,378 (2024)
Transport

How well connected TQ2 8JL is

52 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from TQ2 8JL 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
52
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
    1.7 miles
  • 03
    Torquay - North Quay
    Ferry
    1.9 miles
  • 04
    Torquay Harbour Boarding Pontoon
    Ferry
    2.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Harmsworth House, 56 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17.9% of working residents in the TQ2 8JL area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 57.6% drive to work.

TQ2 8JLEngland
Work from home17.9%31.5%
Drive57.6%44.5%
Car passenger4.5%3.9%
Bus or coach3%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot11.9%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other3.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21.5% of households in the TQ2 8JL area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

TQ2 8JLEngland
No car or van21.5%23.5%
144.9%41.3%
225.8%26.1%
3 or more7.8%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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