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Transport in WA8 5PU

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

Neighbourhood
Halsnead, Cronton & Halewood East
Council
Knowsley
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,239 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WA8 5PU is

6 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WA8 5PU itself. Connectivity scores 1.0 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
6
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hough Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 02
    Whiston Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 03
    Rainhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 04
    Widnes Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Prescot Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 06
    Eccleston Park Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 07
    Huyton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Tue Lane, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.8% of working residents in the WA8 5PU area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 56.9% drive to work.

WA8 5PUEngland
Work from home29.8%31.5%
Drive56.9%44.5%
Car passenger4.3%3.9%
Bus or coach1.7%4.3%
Train1.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.3%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

13% of households in the WA8 5PU area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

WA8 5PUEngland
No car or van13%23.5%
138.8%41.3%
234.8%26.1%
3 or more13.4%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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