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Transport in PR8 2LN

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near PR8 2LN, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Birkdale
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,491 (2024)
Transport

How well connected PR8 2LN is

19 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from PR8 2LN 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
19
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hillside Rail Station
    Rail station
    154 yards
  • 02
    Birkdale Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 03
    Ainsdale Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 04
    Southport Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 05
    Meols Cop Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Greenbank High School, 140 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

45.3% of working residents in the PR8 2LN area mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 44% drive to work.

PR8 2LNEngland
Work from home45.3%31.5%
Drive44%44.5%
Car passenger2.6%3.9%
Bus or coach0.8%4.3%
Train1.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.3%7.6%
Bicycle1.5%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

10.8% of households in the PR8 2LN area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

PR8 2LNEngland
No car or van10.8%23.5%
136%41.3%
235%26.1%
3 or more18.2%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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