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Transport in OL16 2EZ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL16 2EZ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Wardleworth & Newbold Brow
Council
Rochdale
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,866 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL16 2EZ is

59 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 5 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL16 2EZ 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
59
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
4
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Rochdale Interchange (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 03
    Newbold (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 04
    Rochdale Railway Station (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 05
    Rochdale Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 06
    Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 07
    Kingsway (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 08
    Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 09
    Smithy Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 10
    Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 11
    Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 12
    Littleborough Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Trafalgar Street, 118 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17.6% of working residents in the OL16 2EZ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 43.6% drive to work.

OL16 2EZEngland
Work from home17.6%31.5%
Drive43.6%44.5%
Car passenger8.1%3.9%
Bus or coach4.9%4.3%
Train1.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram3.4%1.9%
On foot12.3%7.6%
Bicycle0%2.1%
Other8.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

43.8% of households in the OL16 2EZ area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

OL16 2EZEngland
No car or van43.8%23.5%
135.3%41.3%
215.6%26.1%
3 or more5.2%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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