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Transport in OL2 8LG

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL2 8LG, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Clough & Shaw Side
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,375 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL2 8LG is

37 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from OL2 8LG itself. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.5/ 10

Good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
37
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
1
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 02
    Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Derker (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 04
    Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 05
    Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.7 miles
  • 06
    Kingsway (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.7 miles
  • 07
    Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.7 miles
  • 08
    Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Leisure Centre, 151 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

20.7% of working residents in the OL2 8LG area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 57.1% drive to work.

OL2 8LGEngland
Work from home20.7%31.5%
Drive57.1%44.5%
Car passenger6.1%3.9%
Bus or coach2.3%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram3.7%1.9%
On foot7%7.6%
Bicycle0.5%2.1%
Other2.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.4% of households in the OL2 8LG area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

OL2 8LGEngland
No car or van22.4%23.5%
142%41.3%
227.4%26.1%
3 or more8.2%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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