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Transport in BL6 5PA

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

Neighbourhood
Horwich South & Middlebrook
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,387 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL6 5PA is

35 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BL6 5PA itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
35
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Blackrod Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 02
    Horwich Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 03
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 04
    Adlington (Lancs) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 05
    Westhoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Webb Street, 31 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.1% of working residents in the BL6 5PA area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 51.2% drive to work.

BL6 5PAEngland
Work from home29.1%31.5%
Drive51.2%44.5%
Car passenger3.6%3.9%
Bus or coach2.4%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot9.6%7.6%
Bicycle1.4%2.1%
Other1.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21.6% of households in the BL6 5PA area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

BL6 5PAEngland
No car or van21.6%23.5%
146.6%41.3%
224.6%26.1%
3 or more7.2%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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