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Transport in OL8 4SQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL8 4SQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Failsworth East
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,485 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL8 4SQ is

52 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL8 4SQ 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
52
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
2
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 02
    South Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 03
    Freehold (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 04
    Failsworth (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 05
    Moston Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 06
    Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 07
    Westwood (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 08
    Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 09
    Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 10
    Newton Heath and Moston (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 11
    Newton Heath & Moston (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 12
    Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Clowes Street, 174 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

16% of working residents in the OL8 4SQ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 51.3% drive to work.

OL8 4SQEngland
Work from home16%31.5%
Drive51.3%44.5%
Car passenger7.4%3.9%
Bus or coach7.2%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram3.5%1.9%
On foot8.8%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other4.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

35.7% of households in the OL8 4SQ area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

OL8 4SQEngland
No car or van35.7%23.5%
144.4%41.3%
218.3%26.1%
3 or more1.6%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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