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Postcode district · Ashton-under-Lyne

Transport in OL5

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

Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Population
15,476 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL5 is

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

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

Good. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.

Bus stops
70
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Greenfield Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 03
    Stalybridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 04
    Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Portman Street, 138 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; OL5 is broadly in line with that, at 29.1%. 53.8% drive to work.

OL5England
Work from home29.1%31.5%
Drive53.8%44.5%
Car passenger3.6%3.9%
Bus or coach4.2%4.3%
Train1.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot4.5%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; OL5 is below that, at 20.3%.

OL5England
No car or van20.3%23.5%
143.1%41.3%
229.1%26.1%
3 or more7.6%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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