Transport in OL2 8LY
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL2 8LY, 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 8LYOldham
How well connected OL2 8LY is
12 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from OL2 8LY itself. Connectivity scores 3.5 out of 10: limited.
Limited. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.
The nearest stations
- 010.8 milesShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 021.3 milesNewhey (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 032.1 milesMilnrow (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 042.6 milesKingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 052.6 milesDerker (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
- 062.7 milesKingsway (Manchester Metrolink)Metro, tram or underground
Nearest bus stop: Hillside Avenue, 101 yards away.
How people get to work
Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the OL2 8LY area is broadly in line with that, at 32.2%. 57.4% drive to work.
Car ownership
Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the OL2 8LY area is less than half that, at 6.6%.
Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.