City · Somerset

Transport in Wells

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

Council: Somerset
Region: South West
Population: 11,283 (2024)

WellsCity · Somerset

Transport

How well connected Wells is

27 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of Wells. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity

3.0/ 10

Limited. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

There are no stations within three miles of Wells.

Nearest bus stop: Chamberlain Street, 160 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.7% of working residents in Wells mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 45.9% drive to work.

WellsEngland

Work from home30.7%31.5%

Drive45.9%44.5%

Car passenger3%3.9%

Bus or coach1.7%4.3%

Train0.1%2%

Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%

On foot15.4%7.6%

Bicycle1.6%2.1%

Other1.6%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

19.7% of households in Wells have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

WellsEngland

No car or van19.7%23.5%

145.5%41.3%

226.2%26.1%

3 or more8.6%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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