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Transport in BL7

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

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
21,440 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL7 is

0 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of BL7. Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.0/ 10

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

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

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bromley Cross Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 02
    Entwistle Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 03
    Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Horrobin Lane, 0.6 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

34.4% of working residents in BL7 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 54.8% drive to work.

BL7England
Work from home34.4%31.5%
Drive54.8%44.5%
Car passenger3.3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.9%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot3.4%7.6%
Bicycle0.4%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.6% of households in BL7 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BL7England
No car or van9.6%23.5%
139.2%41.3%
238.3%26.1%
3 or more12.9%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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