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Transport in BL7 8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL7 8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Population
1,112 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL7 8 is

8 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of BL7 8. Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
8
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

There are no stations within three miles of BL7 8.

Nearest bus stop: Ryecroft Lane, 111 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

34.2% of working residents in BL7 8 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 53.5% drive to work.

BL7 8England
Work from home34.2%31.5%
Drive53.5%44.5%
Car passenger5.1%3.9%
Bus or coach0.5%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.9%7.6%
Bicycle0%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

5.4% of households in BL7 8 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BL7 8England
No car or van5.4%23.5%
134.9%41.3%
238.6%26.1%
3 or more21.1%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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