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Transport in BL1 7PP

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL1 7PP, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Smithills
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,596 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL1 7PP is

1 bus stop within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BL1 7PP itself. Connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.2/ 10

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

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

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 02
    Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 03
    Bromley Cross Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Barrow Bridge, 0.5 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

34.8% of working residents in the BL1 7PP area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 57.1% drive to work.

BL1 7PPEngland
Work from home34.8%31.5%
Drive57.1%44.5%
Car passenger2.7%3.9%
Bus or coach0.6%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot1.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other1.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.4% of households in the BL1 7PP area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BL1 7PPEngland
No car or van7.4%23.5%
134.3%41.3%
244.1%26.1%
3 or more14.3%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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