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Transport in BL6 6HW

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

Neighbourhood
Horwich South & Middlebrook
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,350 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL6 6HW is

35 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL6 6HW 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
35
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Horwich Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Lostock Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 03
    Blackrod Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 04
    Westhoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles

Nearest bus stop: St Joseph's High School, 50 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.5% of working residents in the BL6 6HW area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 50.4% drive to work.

BL6 6HWEngland
Work from home31.5%31.5%
Drive50.4%44.5%
Car passenger3.9%3.9%
Bus or coach2.2%4.3%
Train1.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot8.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.4%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

16% of households in the BL6 6HW area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

BL6 6HWEngland
No car or van16%23.5%
149%41.3%
228.9%26.1%
3 or more6.1%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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