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Transport in OL3 5SY

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL3 5SY, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Diggle, Delph & Denshaw
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,321 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL3 5SY is

14 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL3 5SY itself. Connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
14
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles
  • 02
    Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Denshaw Jct Inn, 94 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

33.2% of working residents in the OL3 5SY area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 56.3% drive to work.

OL3 5SYEngland
Work from home33.2%31.5%
Drive56.3%44.5%
Car passenger3.3%3.9%
Bus or coach1.1%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot3.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other1.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

5.5% of households in the OL3 5SY area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

OL3 5SYEngland
No car or van5.5%23.5%
134.6%41.3%
240.2%26.1%
3 or more19.6%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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