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Transport in BL8 2BU

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL8 2BU, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Whitehead Park
Council
Bury
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,908 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL8 2BU is

18 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BL8 2BU itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
18
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 02
    Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 03
    Bury (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 04
    Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 05
    Whitefield (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Buckingham Drive, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.5% of working residents in the BL8 2BU area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 50.6% drive to work.

BL8 2BUEngland
Work from home24.5%31.5%
Drive50.6%44.5%
Car passenger4.9%3.9%
Bus or coach3.6%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.2%1.9%
On foot9.3%7.6%
Bicycle1.4%2.1%
Other4.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

35.8% of households in the BL8 2BU area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

BL8 2BUEngland
No car or van35.8%23.5%
140%41.3%
219.8%26.1%
3 or more4.4%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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