PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Ashton-under-Lyne

Transport in OL6 8AY

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

Neighbourhood
Hurst Cross
Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,738 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL6 8AY is

24 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL6 8AY itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
24
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Stalybridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 02
    Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 04
    Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 05
    Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 06
    Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 07
    Ashton Moss (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles
  • 08
    Hyde North Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 09
    Guide Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 10
    Flowery Field Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Buxton Avenue, 126 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.1% of working residents in the OL6 8AY area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 55.8% drive to work.

OL6 8AYEngland
Work from home21.1%31.5%
Drive55.8%44.5%
Car passenger4.9%3.9%
Bus or coach6.6%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.8%1.9%
On foot6.3%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other2.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

25.2% of households in the OL6 8AY area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

OL6 8AYEngland
No car or van25.2%23.5%
148.2%41.3%
220.4%26.1%
3 or more6.2%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.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes