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Transport in TQ2

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

Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Population
44,834 (2024)
Transport

How well connected TQ2 is

31 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of TQ2. 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
31
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Torre Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Torquay Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Torquay - North Quay
    Ferry
    1.4 miles
  • 04
    Torquay Harbour Boarding Pontoon
    Ferry
    1.5 miles
  • 05
    Paignton (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    3.0 miles
  • 06
    Paignton Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Shiphay Lane, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

20.8% of working residents in TQ2 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 52.1% drive to work.

TQ2England
Work from home20.8%31.5%
Drive52.1%44.5%
Car passenger5.3%3.9%
Bus or coach3.2%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot13.9%7.6%
Bicycle1.3%2.1%
Other2.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.2% of households in TQ2 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

TQ2England
No car or van22.2%23.5%
142.9%41.3%
225.4%26.1%
3 or more9.5%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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