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Access to key services in the Greater West of England: schools, town centres and hospitals, 2019
This data insight describes the accessibility of key public services in the Greater West of England. The data draw on travel time statistics published by the Department for Transport (DfT), measuring average journey times and the accessibility of key services by different modes of transport, including car, and public transport or walking.
The statistics are derived from analysis of transport networks and public transport timetables combined with population data. The analysis here also includes estimates of transport-related social exclusion from a tool published by Transport for the North (TfN).
The Greater West of England is defined here as Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire.
The DfT dataset was last published for 2019 and has since been discontinued.
30.8 mins
Average journey time to further education establishments by public transport or walking in Gloucestershire
70.9 mins
Average journey time to the nearest hospital by public transport or walking in Wiltshire
9.5%
Percentage of the population at risk of transport-related social exclusion in Bristol
Travel time to education sites by mode of transport in the Greater West of England, 2019
This visualisation shows average journey time to primary schools, secondary schools and further education establishments in local authority areas in the Greater West of England by mode of transport in 2019.
In all areas, journey times by car were shorter than those recorded for travel by public transport or walking.
For primary schools, average journey times by public transport or walking ranged from 7.3 minutes in Bristol to 10.6 minutes in Wiltshire. The England average was 8.8 minutes.
For secondary schools, average journey times by public transport or walking ranged from 15.1 minutes in Bristol to 22.7 minutes in Wiltshire. The England average was 18.1 minutes.
For further education establishments, the longest journey time by public transport or walking was recorded in Gloucestershire (30.8 minutes), while the shortest was recorded in Bristol (15.8 minutes). The England average was 21.3 minutes.
Education sites accessible within 30 minutes by mode of transport in the Greater West of England, 2019
This visualisation shows the number of education sites accessible within 30 minutes in the local authority areas of the Greater West of England.
For primary schools accessible by public transport or walking, the number of sites ranged from 6.8 in Wiltshire to 9.9 in Bristol.
For secondary schools accessible by public transport or walking, numbers ranged from 1.4 in Gloucestershire to 5.2 in Bristol.
For further education establishments accessible by public transport or walking, the number ranged from 1.0 in Gloucestershire to 5.0 in Bristol.
Across all education categories, the number of accessible sites was generally higher when travelling by car compared with public transport or walking.
Travel time to town centres by mode of transport in the Greater West of England, 2019
This visualisation shows average journey time to the nearest town centre across local authority areas in the Greater West of England by mode of transport.
Average journey times by public transport or walking ranged from 16.9 minutes in Bristol to 24.4 minutes in Gloucestershire.
For travel by car, average journey times ranged from 9.4 minutes in Bristol to 13.2 minutes in Wiltshire.
Across all areas, journey times by car were shorter than those recorded for travel by public transport or walking.
Travel time to hospitals by mode of transport in the Greater West of England, 2019
This visualisation shows average journey times to the nearest hospital in local authority areas in the Greater West of England by mode of transport.
For travel by public transport or walking, average journey times ranged from 30.2 minutes in Bristol to 70.9 minutes in Wiltshire. The England average journey time by public transport or walking was 41.3 minutes.
For travel by car, journey times ranged from 15.1 minutes in Bristol to 33.3 minutes in Wiltshire.
Across all areas, journey times by car were shorter than those recorded for travel by public transport or walking.
Risk of transport-related social exclusion in the Greater West of England
This visualisation shows the proportion of residents at risk of transport-related social exclusion in local authority areas in the Greater West of England, based on estimates published by Transport for the North (TfN).
The lowest proportion was recorded in Bristol (9.5%). Higher proportions were recorded in Gloucestershire (34.0%), North Somerset (34.1%), Wiltshire (33.5%) and Swindon (32.5%).
In the Greater West of England as a whole, the proportion of residents estimated to be at risk was 24.9%.
