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Transport in OL12 6SP

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL12 6SP, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Spotland Bridge
Council
Rochdale
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,986 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL12 6SP is

50 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL12 6SP itself. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
50
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
3
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Rochdale Interchange (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 03
    Rochdale Railway Station (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 04
    Rochdale Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 05
    Newbold (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 06
    Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 07
    Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 08
    Kingsway (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 09
    Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 10
    Smithy Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 11
    Heywood (East Lancashire Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Chaseley Road, 142 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.5% of working residents in the OL12 6SP area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 52.3% drive to work.

OL12 6SPEngland
Work from home21.5%31.5%
Drive52.3%44.5%
Car passenger6.4%3.9%
Bus or coach3.7%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram2.1%1.9%
On foot7.9%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other5.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

25.6% of households in the OL12 6SP area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

OL12 6SPEngland
No car or van25.6%23.5%
142.8%41.3%
221.8%26.1%
3 or more9.8%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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