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Transport in OL6 8SU

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

Neighbourhood
Smallshaw
Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,769 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL6 8SU is

86 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL6 8SU itself. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

Excellent. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.

Bus stops
86
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
    0.3 miles
  • 03
    Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 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
    1.4 miles
  • 07
    Guide Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 08
    Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 09
    Hyde North Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 10
    Flowery Field Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 11
    Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles
  • 12
    Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Wrigley Street, 64 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the OL6 8SU area is well below that, at 22.6%. 42.6% drive to work.

OL6 8SUEngland
Work from home22.6%31.5%
Drive42.6%44.5%
Car passenger5.4%3.9%
Bus or coach7.8%4.3%
Train1.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram2.4%1.9%
On foot12.6%7.6%
Bicycle1.4%2.1%
Other3.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the OL6 8SU area is well above that, at 35.5%.

OL6 8SUEngland
No car or van35.5%23.5%
145.2%41.3%
216.3%26.1%
3 or more3%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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