Postcode sector · Stockport

Transport in SK6 6

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SK6 6, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Stockport
Region: North West
Population: 12,254 (2024)

SK6 6Postcode sector · Stockport

Transport

How well connected SK6 6 is

19 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of SK6 6. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity

7.0/ 10

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

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Rose Hill Marple Rail Station
Rail station
0.2 miles
02
Marple Rail Station
Rail station
0.6 miles
03
Romiley Rail Station
Rail station
1.3 miles
04
Strines Rail Station
Rail station
2.2 miles
05
Woodley Rail Station
Rail station
2.4 miles
06
Bredbury Rail Station
Rail station
2.4 miles
07
Hazel Grove Rail Station
Rail station
2.5 miles
08
Middlewood Rail Station
Rail station
2.6 miles
09
Disley Rail Station
Rail station
2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Cross Lane, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

41.1% of working residents in SK6 6 mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 43.4% drive to work.

SK6 6England

Work from home41.1%31.5%

Drive43.4%44.5%

Car passenger2.3%3.9%

Bus or coach2.2%4.3%

Train1.8%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot6.5%7.6%

Bicycle1.4%2.1%

Other1.2%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

16.9% of households in SK6 6 have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

SK6 6England

No car or van16.9%23.5%

142.9%41.3%

230.8%26.1%

3 or more9.4%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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