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Transport in OL11 2AQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL11 2AQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Balderstone & Kirkholt
Council
Rochdale
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
3,011 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL11 2AQ is

51 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL11 2AQ itself. Connectivity scores 6.5 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
6.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
51
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
1
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Rochdale Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Rochdale Railway Station (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 03
    Newbold (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 04
    Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 05
    Kingsway (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 06
    Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 07
    Rochdale Interchange (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 08
    Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 09
    Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 10
    Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 11
    Heywood (East Lancashire Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 12
    Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Hill Top Drive, 47 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

9% of working residents in the OL11 2AQ area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 51.6% drive to work.

OL11 2AQEngland
Work from home9%31.5%
Drive51.6%44.5%
Car passenger9%3.9%
Bus or coach12.1%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.8%1.9%
On foot9%7.6%
Bicycle2.8%2.1%
Other5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

45.3% of households in the OL11 2AQ area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

OL11 2AQEngland
No car or van45.3%23.5%
140.9%41.3%
211.6%26.1%
3 or more2.1%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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