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Transport in BL2 1HQ

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

Neighbourhood
Central Bolton
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,227 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL2 1HQ is

80 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL2 1HQ 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
80
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bolton Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.1 miles
  • 02
    Moses Gate Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 04
    Farnworth Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 05
    Kearsley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 06
    Bromley Cross Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 07
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Grosvenor Street, 122 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

15.9% of working residents in the BL2 1HQ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 36.3% drive to work.

BL2 1HQEngland
Work from home15.9%31.5%
Drive36.3%44.5%
Car passenger6.8%3.9%
Bus or coach9.4%4.3%
Train5.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot17.8%7.6%
Bicycle3.1%2.1%
Other5.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

58.8% of households in the BL2 1HQ area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

BL2 1HQEngland
No car or van58.8%23.5%
133.8%41.3%
25.5%26.1%
3 or more1.9%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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