Transport in OL2 8DS
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL2 8DS, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- Wood End
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,583 (2024)
OL2 8DSOldham
How well connected OL2 8DS is
30 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from OL2 8DS 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
- 010.7 milesShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 021.1 milesNewhey (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 031.8 milesMilnrow (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 042.3 milesKingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 052.3 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: George Street, 141 yards away.
How people get to work
21.8% of working residents in the OL2 8DS 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 8DS 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.