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Postcode district · Widnes

Transport in WA8

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

Council
Halton
Region
North West
Population
70,842 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WA8 is

22 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of WA8. 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
22
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Widnes Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Hough Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 03
    Runcorn Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: The Albion, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.7% of working residents in WA8 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 55.4% drive to work.

WA8England
Work from home24.7%31.5%
Drive55.4%44.5%
Car passenger5.4%3.9%
Bus or coach2.6%4.3%
Train0.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot7.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.8%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.1% of households in WA8 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WA8England
No car or van22.1%23.5%
141.1%41.3%
228.6%26.1%
3 or more8.3%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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