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Transport in OL2 7

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL2 7, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Population
16,490 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL2 7 is

44 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of OL2 7. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
44
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
1
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 02
    Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 03
    Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 04
    Derker (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 05
    Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 06
    Kingsway (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 07
    Newbold (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 08
    Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.7 miles
  • 09
    Westwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles
  • 10
    Rochdale Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 11
    Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles
  • 12
    Rochdale Railway Station (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Derwent Drive, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

20.7% of working residents in OL2 7 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 56.2% drive to work.

OL2 7England
Work from home20.7%31.5%
Drive56.2%44.5%
Car passenger5.8%3.9%
Bus or coach2.4%4.3%
Train0.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram3.3%1.9%
On foot8.4%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other2.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

25% of households in OL2 7 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

OL2 7England
No car or van25%23.5%
145.3%41.3%
223.6%26.1%
3 or more6%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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