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Transport in PR5 6GX

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near PR5 6GX, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Bamber Bridge East
Council
South Ribble
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,628 (2024)
Transport

How well connected PR5 6GX is

32 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from PR5 6GX itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
32
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Bamber Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Lostock Hall Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 03
    Leyland Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 04
    Preston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Poplar Avenue, 144 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.5% of working residents in the PR5 6GX area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 58.6% drive to work.

PR5 6GXEngland
Work from home29.5%31.5%
Drive58.6%44.5%
Car passenger4.3%3.9%
Bus or coach1.4%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.5%2.1%
Other0.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.9% of households in the PR5 6GX area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

PR5 6GXEngland
No car or van7.9%23.5%
137.6%41.3%
240.3%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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