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Transport in ST5 8LJ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near ST5 8LJ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Talke & Crackley
Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,336 (2024)
Transport

How well connected ST5 8LJ is

10 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from ST5 8LJ itself. Connectivity scores 5.7 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.7/ 10

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

Bus stops
10
Within 800m
Rail
3
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Longport Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Platform 1
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 03
    Platform 2
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 04
    Kidsgrove Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Pirehill Road, 157 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.4% of working residents in the ST5 8LJ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 69.7% drive to work.

ST5 8LJEngland
Work from home19.4%31.5%
Drive69.7%44.5%
Car passenger5.8%3.9%
Bus or coach0.3%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.4%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

13% of households in the ST5 8LJ area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

ST5 8LJEngland
No car or van13%23.5%
147%41.3%
229.2%26.1%
3 or more10.8%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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