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Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council

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Table 7 - Cars and vans in <strong>Runnymede</strong> (2001)<br />

Variable <strong>Runnymede</strong> South East England<br />

All Households (Households) 31,657 3,287,489 20,451,427<br />

No car or van (Households) 4,813 638,772 5,488,386<br />

1 car or van (Households) 12,523 1,400,989 8,935,718<br />

2 cars or vans (Households) 10,834 971,698 4,818,581<br />

3 cars or vans (Households) 2,501 206,914 924,289<br />

4 or more cars or vans<br />

(Households)<br />

986 69,116 284,453<br />

Total cars or vans (Vehicles) 46,070 4,271,483 22,607,629<br />

Last Updated: 01 March 2007<br />

Source: Office for National Statistics<br />

6.23 The reliance on the car in <strong>Runnymede</strong> is reflected in both the high car ownership rates<br />

across the <strong>Borough</strong> and high levels of commuting. A similar trend is also observed in<br />

the remainder of Surrey <strong>Borough</strong>s. In particular, according to ONS data, 85% of<br />

households within the <strong>Borough</strong> owned at least one car in 2001 (See: Figure 13 as<br />

updated in 2007) and of these, 11% of households owned 3 or more cars. This is<br />

higher than the average in England as a whole where, at this time, 74% of households<br />

own at least one car but where a higher percentage of people owned just one car (at<br />

44%) and only 6% owned more than 3 cars.<br />

Figure 13 - Car ownership in <strong>Runnymede</strong> compared with England and the South East<br />

3 or more cars<br />

or vans<br />

/(Households)<br />

2 cars or vans<br />

/(Households)<br />

1 car or van<br />

/(Households)<br />

As a % of Households in<br />

England<br />

As % of Households in the<br />

South East<br />

As % of <strong>Runnymede</strong>'s<br />

Households<br />

No car or van<br />

/(Households)<br />

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%<br />

6.24 One major issue which faces <strong>Runnymede</strong> specifically in terms of the dependency on<br />

this mode of transport is the volume of traffic on the non strategic road network,<br />

especially generated by commuters. Table 8 - <strong>Runnymede</strong> Travel to Work Patterns’<br />

provides an analysis of the travel to work pattern and is based on the 2001 Census<br />

data. It is reasonable to assume that this breakdown will continue into the first<br />

infrastructure delivery period of the Local <strong>Plan</strong>.<br />

Page | 54<br />

<strong>Runnymede</strong> IDP DRAFT – <strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2013</strong>

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