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Transport in PR6 8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near PR6 8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Population
17,422 (2024)
Transport

How well connected PR6 8 is

9 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of PR6 8. 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

There are no stations within three miles of PR6 8.

Nearest bus stop: Highfield Farm, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

32.8% of working residents in PR6 8 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 54.2% drive to work.

PR6 8England
Work from home32.8%31.5%
Drive54.2%44.5%
Car passenger3.8%3.9%
Bus or coach1.3%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot5.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other1.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

12.4% of households in PR6 8 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

PR6 8England
No car or van12.4%23.5%
136.9%41.3%
236.5%26.1%
3 or more14.2%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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