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Transport in OL6 8AJ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL6 8AJ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Ashton North
Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,655 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL6 8AJ is

6 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL6 8AJ itself. Connectivity scores 1.0 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
6
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 02
    Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 03
    Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 04
    Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 05
    Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 06
    Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 07
    Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 08
    Westwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 09
    Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 10
    Derker (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 11
    South Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 12
    Freehold (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Springwood Hall Road, 0.4 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.1% of working residents in the OL6 8AJ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 59.1% drive to work.

OL6 8AJEngland
Work from home19.1%31.5%
Drive59.1%44.5%
Car passenger4.4%3.9%
Bus or coach4.1%4.3%
Train0.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.6%1.9%
On foot8.3%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.7% of households in the OL6 8AJ area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

OL6 8AJEngland
No car or van22.7%23.5%
139.8%41.3%
225.6%26.1%
3 or more12%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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