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Transport in BL6 6BQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL6 6BQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Horwich South & Middlebrook
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,498 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL6 6BQ is

29 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BL6 6BQ 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
29
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Horwich Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 02
    Blackrod Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 04
    Adlington (Lancs) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bank Top Brewery Ale House, 163 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

38% of working residents in the BL6 6BQ area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 52.4% drive to work.

BL6 6BQEngland
Work from home38%31.5%
Drive52.4%44.5%
Car passenger2.9%3.9%
Bus or coach1.1%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other2.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

8.6% of households in the BL6 6BQ area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BL6 6BQEngland
No car or van8.6%23.5%
136.8%41.3%
242%26.1%
3 or more12.6%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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