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Transport in PR8 2PP

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

Neighbourhood
Birkdale
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,644 (2024)
Transport

How well connected PR8 2PP is

23 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from PR8 2PP 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
23
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Birkdale Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 02
    Southport Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Hillside Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 04
    Meols Cop Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 05
    Ainsdale Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Oxford Road, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

36.8% of working residents in the PR8 2PP area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 43% drive to work.

PR8 2PPEngland
Work from home36.8%31.5%
Drive43%44.5%
Car passenger2.4%3.9%
Bus or coach1.1%4.3%
Train3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot9.4%7.6%
Bicycle2.1%2.1%
Other2.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

24.4% of households in the PR8 2PP area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

PR8 2PPEngland
No car or van24.4%23.5%
149.2%41.3%
221%26.1%
3 or more5.4%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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