Postcode sector · Bolton

Transport in BL4 8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL4 8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Bolton
Region: North West
Population: 15,719 (2024)

BL4 8Postcode sector · Bolton

Transport

How well connected BL4 8 is

29 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the middle of BL4 8. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity

7.0/ 10

Very good. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Kearsley Rail Station
Rail station
0.3 miles
02
Farnworth Rail Station
Rail station
0.8 miles
03
Moses Gate Rail Station
Rail station
1.4 miles
04
Walkden Rail Station
Rail station
1.6 miles
05
Moorside Rail Station
Rail station
2.0 miles
06
Swinton (Manchester) Rail Station
Rail station
2.4 miles
07
Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink)
Metro, tram or underground
2.8 miles
08
Clifton (Manchester) Rail Station
Rail station
2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Springfield Gardens, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; BL4 8 is well below that, at 20.5%. 55.7% drive to work.

BL4 8England

Work from home20.5%31.5%

Drive55.7%44.5%

Car passenger5.9%3.9%

Bus or coach5.3%4.3%

Train0.8%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%

On foot7.6%7.6%

Bicycle1%2.1%

Other2.9%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; BL4 8 is above that, at 28.1%.

BL4 8England

No car or van28.1%23.5%

143.8%41.3%

221.5%26.1%

3 or more6.6%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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