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Transport in WN6 0WJ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WN6 0WJ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Standish North
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,714 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WN6 0WJ is

26 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WN6 0WJ 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
26
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Appley Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 02
    Gathurst Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Meadowacre, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.1% of working residents in the WN6 0WJ area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 62.8% drive to work.

WN6 0WJEngland
Work from home29.1%31.5%
Drive62.8%44.5%
Car passenger3.6%3.9%
Bus or coach1.3%4.3%
Train0.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot1.8%7.6%
Bicycle0.5%2.1%
Other0.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

5.4% of households in the WN6 0WJ area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WN6 0WJEngland
No car or van5.4%23.5%
139.5%41.3%
243.4%26.1%
3 or more11.7%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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