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Transport in WN2 5BW

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WN2 5BW, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Platt Bridge & Spring View
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,588 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WN2 5BW is

37 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WN2 5BW itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
37
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Ince (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 02
    Hindley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 03
    Wigan North Western Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Wigan Wallgate Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Bryn Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Neville Street, 138 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

15% of working residents in the WN2 5BW area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 60.7% drive to work.

WN2 5BWEngland
Work from home15%31.5%
Drive60.7%44.5%
Car passenger6.9%3.9%
Bus or coach6.5%4.3%
Train1.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot5.5%7.6%
Bicycle2%2.1%
Other2.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

25.3% of households in the WN2 5BW area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WN2 5BWEngland
No car or van25.3%23.5%
142.5%41.3%
225.9%26.1%
3 or more6.2%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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