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Transport in PR6

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

Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Population
52,015 (2024)
Transport

How well connected PR6 is

10 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of PR6. Connectivity scores 1.7 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.7/ 10

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

Bus stops
10
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Chorley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 02
    Buckshaw Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 03
    Euxton Balshaw Lane Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Merton Grove, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.2% of working residents in PR6 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 54.6% drive to work.

PR6England
Work from home29.2%31.5%
Drive54.6%44.5%
Car passenger4.2%3.9%
Bus or coach1.8%4.3%
Train0.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot6.7%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

15.6% of households in PR6 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

PR6England
No car or van15.6%23.5%
141.6%41.3%
231.8%26.1%
3 or more10.9%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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