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Transport in BL3 2LS

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

Neighbourhood
Farnworth North
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,769 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL3 2LS is

42 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL3 2LS 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
42
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Moses Gate Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Farnworth Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Bolton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 04
    Kearsley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 05
    Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 06
    Walkden Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Boscobel Road, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.2% of working residents in the BL3 2LS area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 56.3% drive to work.

BL3 2LSEngland
Work from home19.2%31.5%
Drive56.3%44.5%
Car passenger6.7%3.9%
Bus or coach6%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot4.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.8% of households in the BL3 2LS area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

BL3 2LSEngland
No car or van22.8%23.5%
147.8%41.3%
221.3%26.1%
3 or more8.1%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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