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Transport in BL2 1BQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL2 1BQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Burnden & Great Lever
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,374 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL2 1BQ is

84 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL2 1BQ 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
84
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bolton Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Moses Gate Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 04
    Farnworth Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 05
    Bromley Cross Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 06
    Kearsley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 07
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Ash Street, 95 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22.6% of working residents in the BL2 1BQ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 39% drive to work.

BL2 1BQEngland
Work from home22.6%31.5%
Drive39%44.5%
Car passenger4.6%3.9%
Bus or coach10.7%4.3%
Train4.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot13.4%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

45.7% of households in the BL2 1BQ area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

BL2 1BQEngland
No car or van45.7%23.5%
137.4%41.3%
213.3%26.1%
3 or more3.6%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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