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Transport in BB1 8RE

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BB1 8RE, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower
Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,753 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BB1 8RE is

40 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BB1 8RE itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
40
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Blackburn Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 04
    Rishton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 05
    Cherry Tree Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Ottershaw Gardens, 120 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

25.1% of working residents in the BB1 8RE area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 59.5% drive to work.

BB1 8REEngland
Work from home25.1%31.5%
Drive59.5%44.5%
Car passenger4.1%3.9%
Bus or coach1.6%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot4.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other3.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

13.8% of households in the BB1 8RE area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

BB1 8REEngland
No car or van13.8%23.5%
148.9%41.3%
230%26.1%
3 or more7.2%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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