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Transport in BL3 3GQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL3 3GQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Over Hulton
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,843 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL3 3GQ is

20 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BL3 3GQ itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
20
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 02
    Hag Fold Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 03
    Atherton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 04
    Westhoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 05
    Daisy Hill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 06
    Bolton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 07
    Moses Gate Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Sonning Drive, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

25.9% of working residents in the BL3 3GQ area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 56.9% drive to work.

BL3 3GQEngland
Work from home25.9%31.5%
Drive56.9%44.5%
Car passenger5%3.9%
Bus or coach3.1%4.3%
Train1.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other3.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

12.5% of households in the BL3 3GQ area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

BL3 3GQEngland
No car or van12.5%23.5%
144.2%41.3%
231.4%26.1%
3 or more12%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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