Shirley · Getting around

Getting around Shirley

Shirley is a suburb in City of Southampton. This page covers bus stops, stations, drive times, broadband and mobile signal, from official data: each figure with the period it covers, the area it was measured over and its source.

Peak drive to the nearest city or large town

Same place. Period: retrieved 4 Nov 2026. Area: Place centre to the nearest other major town or city (ONS Major Towns and Cities), or to the reader's chosen destination. Source: OSRM routing on the OpenStreetMap road network. Same place — Shirley is in central Southampton, so there is no drive time to show.

Fast broadband

About 95.37% of homes can get gigabit broadband. Period: latest release, 1 Jul 2025. Area: Postcode district (for example NG25). Source: Ofcom Connected Nations — fixed broadband. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Buses within a 10-minute walk

38 bus stops within 800 m. Period: latest release, 2 Oct 2026. Area: Walking bands of 400 m, 800 m and 1,200 m from the place centre. Source: NaPTAN national public transport access nodes.

Mobile signal

99.78% of the area gets 4G on all four networks. Period: latest release, 1 Jan 2026. Area: Local or unitary authority area. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations — mobile coverage.

More about Shirley

• House prices in Shirley
• Schools in Shirley
• Everyday life in Shirley
• Crime and flood risk in Shirley

Getting around in nearby places

• Getting around Southampton
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• Getting around Freemantle
• Getting around Bassett

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