Transport in OL2 8EA
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL2 8EA, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- Wood End
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,298 (2024)
OL2 8EAOldham
How well connected OL2 8EA is
29 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from OL2 8EA 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
- 010.6 milesShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 021.2 milesNewhey (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 032.0 milesMilnrow (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 042.4 milesKingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 052.4 milesKingsway (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 062.5 milesDerker (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 072.9 milesNewbold (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
Nearest bus stop: Buckstones Terminus, 0.1 miles away.
How people get to work
Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the OL2 8EA area is below that, at 23.2%. 62% drive to work.
Car ownership
Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the OL2 8EA area is well below that, at 13%.
Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.