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Transport in OL2

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

Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Population
51,486 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL2 is

25 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of OL2. 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
25
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
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Derker (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 03
    Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Westwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 06
    Oldham Central (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
    2.4 miles
  • 09
    Kingsway Business Park (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.7 miles
  • 10
    Kingsway (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.7 miles
  • 11
    Freehold (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.7 miles
  • 12
    Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Spring Vale Way, 0.3 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.9% of working residents in OL2 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 56.6% drive to work.

OL2England
Work from home21.9%31.5%
Drive56.6%44.5%
Car passenger5.5%3.9%
Bus or coach2.9%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram2%1.9%
On foot7.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other2.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.9% of households in OL2 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

OL2England
No car or van22.9%23.5%
143.4%41.3%
226.5%26.1%
3 or more7.2%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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