Transport in OL2 8BL
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL2 8BL, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- Wood End
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,583 (2024)
OL2 8BLOldham
How well connected OL2 8BL is
24 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL2 8BL 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
- 010.8 milesShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 020.9 milesNewhey (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 031.6 milesMilnrow (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 042.1 milesKingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 052.1 milesKingsway (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 062.6 milesNewbold (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 072.7 milesDerker (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
Nearest bus stop: Dunwood Park Courts, 62 yards away.
How people get to work
21.8% of working residents in the OL2 8BL 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 8BL 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.