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Postcode · Ashton-under-Lyne

Transport in OL6 8TH

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

56 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL6 8TH 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
56
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
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 03
    Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 04
    Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 05
    Ashton Moss (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 06
    Stalybridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 07
    Guide Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 08
    Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 09
    Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 10
    Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 11
    Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 12
    Hyde North Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Wood Lane, 54 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the OL6 8TH area is below that, at 23.2%. 52% drive to work.

OL6 8THEngland
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

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the OL6 8TH area is broadly in line with that, at 23.6%.

OL6 8THEngland
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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