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Transport in OL16 2JR

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

Neighbourhood
Wardleworth & Newbold Brow
Council
Rochdale
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,716 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL16 2JR is

59 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 5 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL16 2JR 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
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Rochdale Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 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
    0.8 miles
  • 06
    Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 07
    Kingsway (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 08
    Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 09
    Smithy Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 10
    Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 11
    Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 12
    Littleborough Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Ramsay Street, 100 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17.3% of working residents in the OL16 2JR area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 52.9% drive to work.

OL16 2JREngland
Work from home17.3%31.5%
Drive52.9%44.5%
Car passenger7.7%3.9%
Bus or coach3.9%4.3%
Train1.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram2.2%1.9%
On foot7.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other7.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21.4% of households in the OL16 2JR area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

OL16 2JREngland
No car or van21.4%23.5%
147.3%41.3%
226.7%26.1%
3 or more4.6%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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