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Transport in OL8 3JL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL8 3JL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Lime Side & Garden Suburb
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,779 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL8 3JL is

15 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL8 3JL itself. Connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
15
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 02
    South Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 03
    Freehold (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 04
    Failsworth (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 05
    Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 06
    Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 07
    Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 08
    Westwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 09
    Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 10
    Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 11
    Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 12
    Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: St Chads Crescent, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

18% of working residents in the OL8 3JL area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 47.5% drive to work.

OL8 3JLEngland
Work from home18%31.5%
Drive47.5%44.5%
Car passenger8.6%3.9%
Bus or coach9.7%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.7%1.9%
On foot7.7%7.6%
Bicycle1.5%2.1%
Other4.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

35.4% of households in the OL8 3JL area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

OL8 3JLEngland
No car or van35.4%23.5%
143.4%41.3%
218.2%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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