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Transport in WA8 5QL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WA8 5QL, 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 5QL is

15 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WA8 5QL itself. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
15
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
    1.6 miles
  • 03
    Rainhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Whiston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 05
    Lea Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Queensbury Way, 164 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

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

WA8 5QLEngland
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 5QL area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

WA8 5QLEngland
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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