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Transport in WA8 5EA

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

Neighbourhood
Farnworth
Council
Halton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,606 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WA8 5EA is

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

Connectivity
4.7/ 10

Good. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than 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
    2.3 miles
  • 03
    Rainhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 04
    Lea Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Cranshaw Lane, 102 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the WA8 5EA area is broadly in line with that, at 31.7%. 57.2% drive to work.

WA8 5EAEngland
Work from home31.7%31.5%
Drive57.2%44.5%
Car passenger4.5%3.9%
Bus or coach0.8%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.5%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the WA8 5EA area is less than half that, at 9.2%.

WA8 5EAEngland
No car or van9.2%23.5%
140.2%41.3%
237.9%26.1%
3 or more12.7%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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