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Postcode · Ashton-under-Lyne

Transport in OL6 6JA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL6 6JA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Ashton Central
Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,681 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL6 6JA is

73 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL6 6JA itself. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
73
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
3
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station
    Rail station
    103 yards
  • 02
    Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 03
    Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 04
    Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 05
    Ashton Moss (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 06
    Stalybridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 07
    Guide Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 08
    Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 09
    Hyde North Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 10
    Flowery Field Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 11
    Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles
  • 12
    Fairfield Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Lord Street, 80 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17% of working residents in the OL6 6JA area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 34% drive to work.

OL6 6JAEngland
Work from home17%31.5%
Drive34%44.5%
Car passenger4.8%3.9%
Bus or coach14.1%4.3%
Train1.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram3.1%1.9%
On foot19.9%7.6%
Bicycle2.3%2.1%
Other3.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

59.9% of households in the OL6 6JA area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

OL6 6JAEngland
No car or van59.9%23.5%
131.7%41.3%
27%26.1%
3 or more1.4%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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