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Transport in PR26 8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near PR26 8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Population
12,799 (2024)
Transport

How well connected PR26 8 is

11 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of PR26 8. Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.8/ 10

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

Bus stops
11
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Croston Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 02
    Leyland Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 03
    Euxton Balshaw Lane Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Garstangs Farm, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.6% of working residents in PR26 8 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 54.5% drive to work.

PR26 8England
Work from home29.6%31.5%
Drive54.5%44.5%
Car passenger4.4%3.9%
Bus or coach1.2%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot6.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.6%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

12.5% of households in PR26 8 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

PR26 8England
No car or van12.5%23.5%
138.7%41.3%
235.2%26.1%
3 or more13.5%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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