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Transport in PR8 6RQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near PR8 6RQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Southport Kew
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,680 (2024)
Transport

How well connected PR8 6RQ is

43 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from PR8 6RQ 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
43
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
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Birkdale Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 04
    Hillside Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 05
    Bescar Lane Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Althorpe Drive, 45 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

18.5% of working residents in the PR8 6RQ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 53.1% drive to work.

PR8 6RQEngland
Work from home18.5%31.5%
Drive53.1%44.5%
Car passenger4.4%3.9%
Bus or coach3.5%4.3%
Train2.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot11.4%7.6%
Bicycle3.3%2.1%
Other3.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21.8% of households in the PR8 6RQ area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

PR8 6RQEngland
No car or van21.8%23.5%
147.3%41.3%
222.6%26.1%
3 or more8.3%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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