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Transport in PR8 2LW

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near PR8 2LW, 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 2LW is

16 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from PR8 2LW itself. Connectivity scores 4.7 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.7/ 10

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

Bus stops
16
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hillside Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.1 miles
  • 02
    Birkdale Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Ainsdale Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 04
    Southport Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 05
    Meols Cop Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Greenbank High School, 146 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

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

PR8 2LWEngland
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 2LW area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

PR8 2LWEngland
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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