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Transport in OL4 2LQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL4 2LQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Moorside & Sholver
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,721 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL4 2LQ is

27 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL4 2LQ itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
27
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
    1.1 miles
  • 02
    Derker (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 03
    Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 05
    Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles
  • 06
    Newhey (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles
  • 07
    Westwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.7 miles
  • 08
    Greenfield Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Sholver Lane, 83 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.2% of working residents in the OL4 2LQ area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 63.4% drive to work.

OL4 2LQEngland
Work from home24.2%31.5%
Drive63.4%44.5%
Car passenger3.6%3.9%
Bus or coach2.2%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.9%1.9%
On foot3.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other1.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

10.7% of households in the OL4 2LQ area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

OL4 2LQEngland
No car or van10.7%23.5%
139.5%41.3%
237.1%26.1%
3 or more12.7%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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