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Transport in BL6 5RX

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

Neighbourhood
Blackrod & Butterwick Fields
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,486 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL6 5RX is

15 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL6 5RX itself. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.5/ 10

Good. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.

Bus stops
15
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Blackrod Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Horwich Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Westhoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 04
    Hindley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 05
    Adlington (Lancs) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 06
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Scot Lane, 57 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the BL6 5RX area is broadly in line with that, at 28.7%. 58% drive to work.

BL6 5RXEngland
Work from home28.7%31.5%
Drive58%44.5%
Car passenger4%3.9%
Bus or coach1.4%4.3%
Train1.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.6%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other2.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the BL6 5RX area is well below that, at 13.9%.

BL6 5RXEngland
No car or van13.9%23.5%
142%41.3%
234.2%26.1%
3 or more9.9%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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