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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 centre of OL5. 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
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

29.1% of working residents in OL5 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 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

20.3% of households in OL5 have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

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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