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Transport in BL5 1HP

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL5 1HP, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Over Hulton
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,307 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL5 1HP is

21 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL5 1HP 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
21
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Atherton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Hag Fold Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Daisy Hill Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 04
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 05
    Westhoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 06
    Bolton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 07
    Moses Gate Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Thirlmere Road, 91 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

32.5% of working residents in the BL5 1HP area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 58.7% drive to work.

BL5 1HPEngland
Work from home32.5%31.5%
Drive58.7%44.5%
Car passenger2.7%3.9%
Bus or coach0.9%4.3%
Train0.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.5%1.9%
On foot1.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

8.2% of households in the BL5 1HP area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BL5 1HPEngland
No car or van8.2%23.5%
136.1%41.3%
243.4%26.1%
3 or more12.3%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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