Transport in OL2 6GB
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL2 6GB, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- Royton South East
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,571 (2024)
OL2 6GBOldham
How well connected OL2 6GB is
20 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL2 6GB itself. Connectivity scores 6.0 out of 10: very good.
Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.
The nearest stations
- 010.9 milesDerker (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 021 mileShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 031.4 milesOldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 041.7 milesOldham Central (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 051.8 milesOldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 061.8 milesWestwood (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 072.3 milesFreehold (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 082.6 milesNewhey (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
Nearest bus stop: Perth Street, 0.2 miles away.
How people get to work
18.6% of working residents in the OL2 6GB area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 57.2% drive to work.
Car ownership
21.5% of households in the OL2 6GB area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.
Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.