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Transport in BL6 5SP

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

11 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BL6 5SP itself. Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.8/ 10

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

Bus stops
11
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
    Horwich Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Hindley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 04
    Westhoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 05
    Adlington (Lancs) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Blackrod Industrial Estate, 119 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28.7% of working residents in the BL6 5SP area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 58% drive to work.

BL6 5SPEngland
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

13.9% of households in the BL6 5SP area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

BL6 5SPEngland
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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