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Transport in BL9 8LW

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near BL9 8LW, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Unsworth
Council
Bury
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,325 (2024)
Transport

How well connected BL9 8LW is

35 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from BL9 8LW 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
35
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
1
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Whitefield (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Besses o'th'barn (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Besses o'th'Barn (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 04
    Prestwich (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 05
    Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 06
    Heaton Park (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 07
    Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 08
    Bury (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 09
    Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 10
    Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles
  • 11
    Clifton (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Montgomery Drive, 54 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

38.7% of working residents in the BL9 8LW area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 47.1% drive to work.

BL9 8LWEngland
Work from home38.7%31.5%
Drive47.1%44.5%
Car passenger3.6%3.9%
Bus or coach1.5%4.3%
Train0%2%
Underground, metro or tram2.1%1.9%
On foot4%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other2.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

14.8% of households in the BL9 8LW area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

BL9 8LWEngland
No car or van14.8%23.5%
148.1%41.3%
229.7%26.1%
3 or more7.4%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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