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Transport in BL6 5UE

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

Neighbourhood
Horwich North
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,901 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL6 5UE is

34 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL6 5UE itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
34
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Blackrod Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Horwich Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 03
    Adlington (Lancs) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 04
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 05
    Westhoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Hawkshaw Street, 172 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22.9% of working residents in the BL6 5UE area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 53.9% drive to work.

BL6 5UEEngland
Work from home22.9%31.5%
Drive53.9%44.5%
Car passenger5.1%3.9%
Bus or coach4.2%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot10%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

25.3% of households in the BL6 5UE area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

BL6 5UEEngland
No car or van25.3%23.5%
144.9%41.3%
225.4%26.1%
3 or more4.3%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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