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Transport in OL2 7TJ

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

Neighbourhood
Wood End
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,405 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL2 7TJ is

47 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from OL2 7TJ itself. 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
47
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
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Derker (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 05
    Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 06
    Kingsway (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 07
    Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles
  • 08
    Newbold (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles
  • 09
    Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Wrens Nest, 155 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

16.6% of working residents in the OL2 7TJ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 53.3% drive to work.

OL2 7TJEngland
Work from home16.6%31.5%
Drive53.3%44.5%
Car passenger5.6%3.9%
Bus or coach3.2%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram5.3%1.9%
On foot11.9%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

31.7% of households in the OL2 7TJ area have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

OL2 7TJEngland
No car or van31.7%23.5%
147%41.3%
217.3%26.1%
3 or more4.1%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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