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Transport in WA8 8AE

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WA8 8AE, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Ditton
Council
Halton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,769 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WA8 8AE is

37 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WA8 8AE itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

Good. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.

Bus stops
37
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hough Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 02
    Widnes Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Runcorn Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 04
    Halewood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Borrowdale Road, 53 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the WA8 8AE area is well below that, at 17.4%. 53.2% drive to work.

WA8 8AEEngland
Work from home17.4%31.5%
Drive53.2%44.5%
Car passenger8.1%3.9%
Bus or coach3.6%4.3%
Train1.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot11.2%7.6%
Bicycle3.2%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the WA8 8AE area is above that, at 28.8%.

WA8 8AEEngland
No car or van28.8%23.5%
140.5%41.3%
225.6%26.1%
3 or more5.1%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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