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Transport in WA8 9BW

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WA8 9BW, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Farnworth
Council
Halton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,958 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WA8 9BW is

28 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WA8 9BW 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
    Widnes Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 02
    Hough Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 03
    Sankey for Penketh Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Everite Works, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.2% of working residents in the WA8 9BW area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 61% drive to work.

WA8 9BWEngland
Work from home30.2%31.5%
Drive61%44.5%
Car passenger3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.4%4.3%
Train0.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.8%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other0.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

6.4% of households in the WA8 9BW area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WA8 9BWEngland
No car or van6.4%23.5%
134.3%41.3%
246.7%26.1%
3 or more12.7%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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