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Transport in WA8 5UT

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

Neighbourhood
Bold & Clock Face
Council
St. Helens
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,787 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WA8 5UT is

2 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WA8 5UT itself. Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
2
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Lea Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 02
    Widnes Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 03
    Rainhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 04
    St Helens Junction Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 05
    Sankey for Penketh Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 06
    Thatto Heath Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Twyford Lane, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.1% of working residents in the WA8 5UT area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 57.2% drive to work.

WA8 5UTEngland
Work from home24.1%31.5%
Drive57.2%44.5%
Car passenger6.1%3.9%
Bus or coach3.7%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot5.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

20.7% of households in the WA8 5UT area have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

WA8 5UTEngland
No car or van20.7%23.5%
141.2%41.3%
226.8%26.1%
3 or more11.3%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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