Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council
Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council
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 />
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