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Transport in PR2 9LS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near PR2 9LS, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Longsands
Council
Preston
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,464 (2024)
Transport

How well connected PR2 9LS is

9 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from PR2 9LS itself. Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
9
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Preston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Squires Wood, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

36.2% of working residents in the PR2 9LS area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 52.9% drive to work.

PR2 9LSEngland
Work from home36.2%31.5%
Drive52.9%44.5%
Car passenger3.9%3.9%
Bus or coach1.4%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other1.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

6.5% of households in the PR2 9LS area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

PR2 9LSEngland
No car or van6.5%23.5%
139.8%41.3%
239.6%26.1%
3 or more14.1%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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