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Postcode · Newton-le-Willows

Transport in WA12 0HZ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WA12 0HZ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Lowton
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
3,209 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WA12 0HZ is

8 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WA12 0HZ itself. Connectivity scores 3.3 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
8
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Newton-le-Willows Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Earlestown Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Golborne Dale, 140 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

34.2% of working residents in the WA12 0HZ area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 57.8% drive to work.

WA12 0HZEngland
Work from home34.2%31.5%
Drive57.8%44.5%
Car passenger2.1%3.9%
Bus or coach0.9%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot3%7.6%
Bicycle0.4%2.1%
Other0.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.7% of households in the WA12 0HZ area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WA12 0HZEngland
No car or van7.7%23.5%
138%41.3%
242.8%26.1%
3 or more11.5%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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