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Transport in BL3 2EX

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL3 2EX, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Burnden & Great Lever
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,934 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Transport

How well connected BL3 2EX is

50 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL3 2EX 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
50
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Moses Gate Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Bolton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 03
    Farnworth Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 04
    Kearsley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 05
    Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 06
    Walkden Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 07
    Atherton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bishops Road, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

14.4% of working residents in the BL3 2EX area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 55.9% drive to work.

BL3 2EXEngland
Work from home14.4%31.5%
Drive55.9%44.5%
Car passenger7.7%3.9%
Bus or coach3%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot12.2%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other5.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

29.8% of households in the BL3 2EX area have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

BL3 2EXEngland
No car or van29.8%23.5%
142.6%41.3%
222%26.1%
3 or more5.5%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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