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Transport in BL7 9DN

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL7 9DN, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Eagley & Sharples
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,534 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL7 9DN is

28 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL7 9DN 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
28
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bromley Cross Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Bolton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 04
    Entwistle Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Blackburn Road, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.6% of working residents in the BL7 9DN area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 58.3% drive to work.

BL7 9DNEngland
Work from home30.6%31.5%
Drive58.3%44.5%
Car passenger2.8%3.9%
Bus or coach1.4%4.3%
Train0.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.5%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

10.8% of households in the BL7 9DN area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BL7 9DNEngland
No car or van10.8%23.5%
147.4%41.3%
232.5%26.1%
3 or more9.3%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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