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Transport in BL5 2PQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL5 2PQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Westhoughton West
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,514 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL5 2PQ is

35 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BL5 2PQ itself. 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
35
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Daisy Hill Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Westhoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 03
    Hag Fold Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 04
    Hindley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 05
    Atherton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 06
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 07
    Horwich Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Ash Grove, 74 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.1% of working residents in the BL5 2PQ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 50.7% drive to work.

BL5 2PQEngland
Work from home21.1%31.5%
Drive50.7%44.5%
Car passenger6.5%3.9%
Bus or coach2.7%4.3%
Train2.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot11.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.2%2.1%
Other4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

37.5% of households in the BL5 2PQ area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

BL5 2PQEngland
No car or van37.5%23.5%
137.5%41.3%
218%26.1%
3 or more7%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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