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Transport in OL5 9BY

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL5 9BY, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Mossley
Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,938 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL5 9BY is

35 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from OL5 9BY itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 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
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Greenfield Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Roughtown Court, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.5% of working residents in the OL5 9BY area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 55.7% drive to work.

OL5 9BYEngland
Work from home30.5%31.5%
Drive55.7%44.5%
Car passenger3.6%3.9%
Bus or coach2.2%4.3%
Train2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot3.9%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other1.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.1% of households in the OL5 9BY area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

OL5 9BYEngland
No car or van11.1%23.5%
144.1%41.3%
235.7%26.1%
3 or more9%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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