Postcode sector · St Helens

Transport in WA9 5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WA9 5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: St. Helens
Region: North West
Population: 16,140 (2024)

WA9 5Postcode sector · St Helens

Transport

How well connected WA9 5 is

42 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of WA9 5. 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

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Thatto Heath Rail Station
Rail station
0.5 miles
02
Lea Green Rail Station
Rail station
1.1 miles
03
Rainhill Rail Station
Rail station
1.2 miles
04
Eccleston Park Rail Station
Rail station
1.3 miles
05
St Helens Central Rail Station
Rail station
1.6 miles
06
St Helens Junction Rail Station
Rail station
2.0 miles
07
Prescot Rail Station
Rail station
2.1 miles
08
Whiston Rail Station
Rail station
2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Basildon Close, 167 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.8% of working residents in WA9 5 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 57.6% drive to work.

WA9 5England

Work from home21.8%31.5%

Drive57.6%44.5%

Car passenger6.3%3.9%

Bus or coach4.3%4.3%

Train1.1%2%

Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%

On foot5.2%7.6%

Bicycle1%2.1%

Other2.6%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

24.5% of households in WA9 5 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WA9 5England

No car or van24.5%23.5%

140.2%41.3%

227.8%26.1%

3 or more7.4%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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