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Transport in BL6 5LW

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL6 5LW, 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 5LW is

17 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BL6 5LW itself. Connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.8/ 10

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

Bus stops
17
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Blackrod Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Adlington (Lancs) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Horwich Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Blundell Lane, 16 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

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

BL6 5LWEngland
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 5LW area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BL6 5LWEngland
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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