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 centre of BL4 8. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity

7.0/ 10

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

20.5% of working residents in BL4 8 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 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

28.1% of households in BL4 8 have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

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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