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Transport in BL8 9RQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL8 9RQ, 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 9RQ is

48 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from BL8 9RQ itself. Connectivity scores 6.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
6.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
48
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
3
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 03
    Bury (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 04
    Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Whitefield (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Victoria Street, 81 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.5% of working residents in the BL8 9RQ area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 50.6% drive to work.

BL8 9RQEngland
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 9RQ area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

BL8 9RQEngland
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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