Transport in OL2 7YW
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL2 7YW, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- Wood End
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,583 (2024)
OL2 7YWOldham
How well connected OL2 7YW is
29 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from OL2 7YW itself. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.
Good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.
The nearest stations
- 010.6 milesShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 021 mileNewhey (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 031.7 milesMilnrow (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 042.2 milesKingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 052.2 milesKingsway (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 062.5 milesDerker (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 072.6 milesNewbold (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
Nearest bus stop: Smallbrook Road, 96 yards away.
How people get to work
21.8% of working residents in the OL2 7YW area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 57.4% drive to work.
Car ownership
34.2% of households in the OL2 7YW area have no car or van, well above 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.