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Transport in WA8 5AF

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WA8 5AF, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Farnworth
Council
Halton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
3,031 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WA8 5AF is

16 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WA8 5AF itself. Connectivity scores 4.7 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.7/ 10

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

Bus stops
16
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Widnes Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Hough Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 03
    Rainhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Lea Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 05
    Whiston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Birchfield Gardens, 134 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

36.5% of working residents in the WA8 5AF area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 53.8% drive to work.

WA8 5AFEngland
Work from home36.5%31.5%
Drive53.8%44.5%
Car passenger3.2%3.9%
Bus or coach0.9%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot1.8%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

5.7% of households in the WA8 5AF area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WA8 5AFEngland
No car or van5.7%23.5%
135.8%41.3%
245.1%26.1%
3 or more13.5%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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