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Transport in WA8 8PL

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

Neighbourhood
Hough Green
Council
Halton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,642 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WA8 8PL is

34 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WA8 8PL 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
34
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hough Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.3 miles
  • 02
    Widnes Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 03
    Halewood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 04
    Runcorn Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Crawford Avenue, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.5% of working residents in the WA8 8PL area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 56.8% drive to work.

WA8 8PLEngland
Work from home21.5%31.5%
Drive56.8%44.5%
Car passenger6.5%3.9%
Bus or coach2.6%4.3%
Train1.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot7.9%7.6%
Bicycle1.8%2.1%
Other1.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21.8% of households in the WA8 8PL area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WA8 8PLEngland
No car or van21.8%23.5%
143.8%41.3%
225.8%26.1%
3 or more8.6%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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