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Transport in PR8 5RG

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near PR8 5RG, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Meols Cop
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,473 (2024)
Transport

How well connected PR8 5RG is

26 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from PR8 5RG itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
26
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Meols Cop Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Southport Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 03
    Birkdale Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 04
    Bescar Lane Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 05
    Hillside Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Meols View Close, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21% of working residents in the PR8 5RG area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 48.6% drive to work.

PR8 5RGEngland
Work from home21%31.5%
Drive48.6%44.5%
Car passenger7.4%3.9%
Bus or coach2.9%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot13.5%7.6%
Bicycle2.9%2.1%
Other2.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

23.8% of households in the PR8 5RG area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

PR8 5RGEngland
No car or van23.8%23.5%
144.1%41.3%
225.5%26.1%
3 or more6.5%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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