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Transport in BL6 6EB

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

Neighbourhood
Horwich South & Middlebrook
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,821 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL6 6EB is

37 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL6 6EB itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
37
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Horwich Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Blackrod Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 04
    Westhoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Telford Street, 85 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the BL6 6EB area is broadly in line with that, at 31.1%. 50.1% drive to work.

BL6 6EBEngland
Work from home31.1%31.5%
Drive50.1%44.5%
Car passenger4.6%3.9%
Bus or coach3.2%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot7.9%7.6%
Bicycle0.4%2.1%
Other2.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the BL6 6EB area is below that, at 18.7%.

BL6 6EBEngland
No car or van18.7%23.5%
144.7%41.3%
229.4%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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