Transport in OL2 8BJ
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL2 8BJ, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- Wood End
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,583 (2024)
OL2 8BJOldham
How well connected OL2 8BJ is
32 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from OL2 8BJ itself. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.
Good. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.
The nearest stations
- 010.7 milesShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 021 mileNewhey (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 031.8 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
- 062.6 milesDerker (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 072.7 milesNewbold (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
Nearest bus stop: Buckstones Road, 90 yards away.
How people get to work
Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the OL2 8BJ area is well below that, at 21.8%. 57.4% drive to work.
Car ownership
Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the OL2 8BJ area is well above that, at 34.2%.
Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.