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Postcode · Ashton-under-Lyne

Transport in OL6 8NS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL6 8NS, 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 8NS is

82 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL6 8NS 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
82
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
    0.2 miles
  • 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
    0.6 miles
  • 05
    Ashton Moss (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 06
    Guide Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 07
    Stalybridge 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
    2.0 miles
  • 10
    Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 11
    Flowery Field Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 12
    Fairfield Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Wrigley Street, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17% of working residents in the OL6 8NS area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 34% drive to work.

OL6 8NSEngland
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 8NS area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

OL6 8NSEngland
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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