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Transport in BB1 8RL

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

Neighbourhood
Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower
Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,950 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BB1 8RL is

49 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BB1 8RL itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
49
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Blackburn Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 02
    Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 03
    Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Rishton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 05
    Cherry Tree Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Openshaw Drive, 55 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.2% of working residents in the BB1 8RL area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 59.4% drive to work.

BB1 8RLEngland
Work from home24.2%31.5%
Drive59.4%44.5%
Car passenger6.4%3.9%
Bus or coach0.4%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot4.8%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other3.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

10.5% of households in the BB1 8RL area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BB1 8RLEngland
No car or van10.5%23.5%
139.5%41.3%
235.8%26.1%
3 or more14.2%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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