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Transport in WA8 8EQ

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

Neighbourhood
Ditton
Council
Halton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,496 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WA8 8EQ is

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

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
28
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hough Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Widnes Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Runcorn Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Alexander Drive, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

9.7% of working residents in the WA8 8EQ area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 55.5% drive to work.

WA8 8EQEngland
Work from home9.7%31.5%
Drive55.5%44.5%
Car passenger7.1%3.9%
Bus or coach5.3%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot15.7%7.6%
Bicycle4.2%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

36.2% of households in the WA8 8EQ area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

WA8 8EQEngland
No car or van36.2%23.5%
143.4%41.3%
216%26.1%
3 or more4.4%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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