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Transport in SK2 5GE

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SK2 5GE, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Offerton East & Bosden Farm
Council
Stockport
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,371 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SK2 5GE is

21 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from SK2 5GE 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
21
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Rose Hill Marple Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Hazel Grove Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Romiley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 04
    Marple Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 05
    Woodsmoor Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 06
    Bredbury Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 07
    Davenport Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 08
    Middlewood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 09
    Woodley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 10
    Stockport Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 11
    Strines Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Marple Road, 114 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

33.1% of working residents in the SK2 5GE area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 56.2% drive to work.

SK2 5GEEngland
Work from home33.1%31.5%
Drive56.2%44.5%
Car passenger4.1%3.9%
Bus or coach1.7%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot1.8%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other1.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

6.7% of households in the SK2 5GE area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

SK2 5GEEngland
No car or van6.7%23.5%
137.6%41.3%
239.3%26.1%
3 or more16.4%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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