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Transport in OL6 8SH

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

Neighbourhood
Smallshaw
Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,521 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL6 8SH is

42 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL6 8SH 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
42
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
2
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 03
    Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 04
    Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 05
    Stalybridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 06
    Ashton Moss (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 07
    Guide Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 08
    Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 09
    Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 10
    Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles
  • 11
    Hyde North Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 12
    Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Laburnum Avenue, 48 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

23.2% of working residents in the OL6 8SH area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 52% drive to work.

OL6 8SHEngland
Work from home23.2%31.5%
Drive52%44.5%
Car passenger3.8%3.9%
Bus or coach4.8%4.3%
Train1.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.3%1.9%
On foot10.2%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other2.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

23.6% of households in the OL6 8SH area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

OL6 8SHEngland
No car or van23.6%23.5%
144.4%41.3%
224.4%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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