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Transport in OL7 9QB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL7 9QB, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Ashton Waterloo
Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,495 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL7 9QB is

47 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL7 9QB 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
47
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
    0.8 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
    0.9 miles
  • 05
    Ashton Moss (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 06
    Guide Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 07
    Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 08
    Stalybridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 09
    Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 10
    Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles
  • 11
    South Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 12
    Failsworth (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Downshaw Road, 125 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.4% of working residents in the OL7 9QB area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 53.9% drive to work.

OL7 9QBEngland
Work from home21.4%31.5%
Drive53.9%44.5%
Car passenger3.9%3.9%
Bus or coach5.8%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.1%1.9%
On foot8.4%7.6%
Bicycle2.1%2.1%
Other2.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

36.1% of households in the OL7 9QB area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

OL7 9QBEngland
No car or van36.1%23.5%
143.4%41.3%
217.1%26.1%
3 or more3.4%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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