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Transport in PR8 4RL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near PR8 4RL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Hillside
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,398 (2024)
Transport

How well connected PR8 4RL is

33 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from PR8 4RL 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
33
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hillside Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.3 miles
  • 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
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Sandon Road, 157 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

35.1% of working residents in the PR8 4RL area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 49.1% drive to work.

PR8 4RLEngland
Work from home35.1%31.5%
Drive49.1%44.5%
Car passenger3.2%3.9%
Bus or coach1.2%4.3%
Train3.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot4.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other2.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

8.3% of households in the PR8 4RL area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

PR8 4RLEngland
No car or van8.3%23.5%
138.1%41.3%
239.5%26.1%
3 or more14.1%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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