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Transport in OL2 8SQ

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

Neighbourhood
Royton East & Cowlishaw
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,458 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL2 8SQ is

35 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from OL2 8SQ 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
35
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
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Derker (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 05
    Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 06
    Westwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles
  • 07
    Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles
  • 08
    Milnrow (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 09
    Freehold (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles
  • 10
    Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles
  • 11
    Kingsway (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Cowlishaw Lane, 54 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

15.6% of working residents in the OL2 8SQ area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 56.3% drive to work.

OL2 8SQEngland
Work from home15.6%31.5%
Drive56.3%44.5%
Car passenger7.5%3.9%
Bus or coach2.5%4.3%
Train0.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram3.2%1.9%
On foot10%7.6%
Bicycle1.2%2.1%
Other3.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

23.3% of households in the OL2 8SQ area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

OL2 8SQEngland
No car or van23.3%23.5%
150.6%41.3%
219.8%26.1%
3 or more6.3%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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