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Transport in M6 8GP

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near M6 8GP, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Lightoaks
Council
Salford
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,316 (2024)
Transport

How well connected M6 8GP is

32 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from M6 8GP itself. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.5/ 10

Good. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.

Bus stops
32
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
1
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Weaste (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Ladywell (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 03
    Langworthy (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 04
    Eccles Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 05
    Eccles (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 06
    Broadway (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 07
    Salford Crescent Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 08
    Harbour City (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 09
    MediaCityUK
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 10
    MediaCityUK (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 11
    Anchorage (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 12
    Imperial War Museum (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Cholmondley Road, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the M6 8GP area is broadly in line with that, at 30.2%. 48.2% drive to work.

M6 8GPEngland
Work from home30.2%31.5%
Drive48.2%44.5%
Car passenger3.9%3.9%
Bus or coach5.4%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.5%1.9%
On foot8.1%7.6%
Bicycle1.9%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the M6 8GP area is well below that, at 15.7%.

M6 8GPEngland
No car or van15.7%23.5%
143.3%41.3%
232.1%26.1%
3 or more8.9%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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