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Transport in TQ2 8JQ

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

Neighbourhood
Watcombe
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,359 (2024)
Transport

How well connected TQ2 8JQ is

52 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from TQ2 8JQ 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
    1 mile
  • 02
    Torquay Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 03
    Torquay - North Quay
    Ferry
    1.9 miles
  • 04
    Torquay Harbour Boarding Pontoon
    Ferry
    2.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Harmsworth House, 117 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17.1% of working residents in the TQ2 8JQ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 57.9% drive to work.

TQ2 8JQEngland
Work from home17.1%31.5%
Drive57.9%44.5%
Car passenger5.6%3.9%
Bus or coach3.5%4.3%
Train0.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot10.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other4.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.1% of households in the TQ2 8JQ area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

TQ2 8JQEngland
No car or van22.1%23.5%
139.2%41.3%
226.9%26.1%
3 or more11.8%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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