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Postcode district · Ashton-under-Lyne

Transport in OL6

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

Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Population
38,777 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL6 is

63 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of OL6. 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
63
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
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 03
    Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 04
    Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 05
    Stalybridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 06
    Ashton Moss (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 07
    Guide Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 08
    Hyde North Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 09
    Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 10
    Flowery Field Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 11
    Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 12
    Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Whitworth Close, 74 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

20.3% of working residents in OL6 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 47.9% drive to work.

OL6England
Work from home20.3%31.5%
Drive47.9%44.5%
Car passenger5.3%3.9%
Bus or coach7.4%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.3%1.9%
On foot12.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other3.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

34.8% of households in OL6 have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

OL6England
No car or van34.8%23.5%
142%41.3%
218.2%26.1%
3 or more5%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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