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Transport in BL6 5JB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL6 5JB, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Blackrod & Butterwick Fields
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,326 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL6 5JB is

13 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL6 5JB itself. Connectivity scores 4.2 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.2/ 10

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

Bus stops
13
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Blackrod Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Horwich Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 03
    Adlington (Lancs) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 04
    Westhoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Blackrod Rail Station, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

32% of working residents in the BL6 5JB area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 56.2% drive to work.

BL6 5JBEngland
Work from home32%31.5%
Drive56.2%44.5%
Car passenger3.4%3.9%
Bus or coach1.2%4.3%
Train1.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.4%7.6%
Bicycle0.5%2.1%
Other2.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

10.3% of households in the BL6 5JB area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BL6 5JBEngland
No car or van10.3%23.5%
142.5%41.3%
236.8%26.1%
3 or more10.3%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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