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Transport in WN2 5YU

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

Neighbourhood
Abram & Bickershaw
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,154 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WN2 5YU is

8 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WN2 5YU itself. Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
8
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hindley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 02
    Ince (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 03
    Bryn Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Park Lane, 0.4 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.6% of working residents in the WN2 5YU area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 64% drive to work.

WN2 5YUEngland
Work from home21.6%31.5%
Drive64%44.5%
Car passenger5.4%3.9%
Bus or coach3.2%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other2.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

10.4% of households in the WN2 5YU area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WN2 5YUEngland
No car or van10.4%23.5%
140.1%41.3%
240.3%26.1%
3 or more9.1%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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