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Transport in BL8 1ES

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL8 1ES, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Higher Woodhill
Council
Bury
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,212 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL8 1ES is

28 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL8 1ES itself. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.5/ 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
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
1
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 02
    Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Bury (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 04
    Ramsbottom (East Lancashire Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Hunstanton Drive, 120 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.7% of working residents in the BL8 1ES area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 54.2% drive to work.

BL8 1ESEngland
Work from home31.7%31.5%
Drive54.2%44.5%
Car passenger3.1%3.9%
Bus or coach1.9%4.3%
Train0%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.4%1.9%
On foot2.9%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other3.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

8% of households in the BL8 1ES area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

BL8 1ESEngland
No car or van8%23.5%
137.7%41.3%
242.2%26.1%
3 or more12.1%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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