Transport in OL2 8LJ
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL2 8LJ, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- Clough & Shaw Side
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,329 (2024)
OL2 8LJOldham
How well connected OL2 8LJ is
9 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from OL2 8LJ itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.
Limited. 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
- 021.5 milesNewhey (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 032.3 milesMilnrow (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 042.6 milesDerker (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 052.8 milesKingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 062.9 milesKingsway (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
Nearest bus stop: Hillside Avenue, 0.2 miles away.
How people get to work
32.2% of working residents in the OL2 8LJ area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 57.4% drive to work.
Car ownership
6.6% of households in the OL2 8LJ area have no car or van, less than half 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.