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Transport in OL8 2AH

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL8 2AH, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Hathershaw
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,512 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL8 2AH is

40 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL8 2AH itself. Connectivity scores 6.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
6.0/ 10

Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
40
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
2
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 02
    Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 03
    Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 04
    Westwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 05
    Freehold (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 06
    South Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 07
    Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 08
    Derker (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 09
    Failsworth (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 10
    Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 11
    Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 12
    Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Ashton Road, 155 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

13.1% of working residents in the OL8 2AH area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 43.8% drive to work.

OL8 2AHEngland
Work from home13.1%31.5%
Drive43.8%44.5%
Car passenger5.1%3.9%
Bus or coach13.9%4.3%
Train1.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.8%1.9%
On foot14.8%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other5.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

42.2% of households in the OL8 2AH area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

OL8 2AHEngland
No car or van42.2%23.5%
145.1%41.3%
211%26.1%
3 or more1.7%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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