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Transport in WN6 8RX

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WN6 8RX, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Standish South
Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,468 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WN6 8RX is

6 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WN6 8RX itself. Connectivity scores 1.0 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
6
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Gathurst Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 02
    Wigan Wallgate Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 03
    Wigan North Western Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 04
    Ince (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 05
    Pemberton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 06
    Appley Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Willow Road, 0.4 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28.9% of working residents in the WN6 8RX area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 58% drive to work.

WN6 8RXEngland
Work from home28.9%31.5%
Drive58%44.5%
Car passenger2.5%3.9%
Bus or coach2.2%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot6.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.2%2.1%
Other0.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

14% of households in the WN6 8RX area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

WN6 8RXEngland
No car or van14%23.5%
145.5%41.3%
230.3%26.1%
3 or more10.2%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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