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Transport in BL6 4AW

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL6 4AW, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Horwich East
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,928 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL6 4AW is

16 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL6 4AW itself. Connectivity scores 4.7 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.7/ 10

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

Bus stops
16
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Horwich Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Westhoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 04
    Blackrod Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Daisy Hill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Ox Hey Lane, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

33.5% of working residents in the BL6 4AW area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 54.1% drive to work.

BL6 4AWEngland
Work from home33.5%31.5%
Drive54.1%44.5%
Car passenger3.5%3.9%
Bus or coach1.3%4.3%
Train1.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot3.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.5%2.1%
Other2.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

8.8% of households in the BL6 4AW area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BL6 4AWEngland
No car or van8.8%23.5%
143.1%41.3%
235.7%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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