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Transport in WA8 8BL

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

Neighbourhood
Ditton
Council
Halton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,441 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WA8 8BL is

42 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WA8 8BL 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
42
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hough Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Widnes Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 03
    Runcorn Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 04
    Halewood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Queens Avenue, 76 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the WA8 8BL area is less than half that, at 15.4%. 55.5% drive to work.

WA8 8BLEngland
Work from home15.4%31.5%
Drive55.5%44.5%
Car passenger5.6%3.9%
Bus or coach4.8%4.3%
Train0.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot12.9%7.6%
Bicycle3.3%2.1%
Other2.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the WA8 8BL area is well above that, at 38.8%.

WA8 8BLEngland
No car or van38.8%23.5%
139.2%41.3%
218.9%26.1%
3 or more3.1%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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