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Transport in WN6 9SW

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WN6 9SW, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Eccleston & Charnock Richard
Council
Chorley
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,297 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WN6 9SW is

5 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WN6 9SW itself. Connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.8/ 10

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

Bus stops
5
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Appley Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Rivington View, 0.3 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

33.4% of working residents in the WN6 9SW area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 57.8% drive to work.

WN6 9SWEngland
Work from home33.4%31.5%
Drive57.8%44.5%
Car passenger3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.3%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.8%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

6.6% of households in the WN6 9SW area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WN6 9SWEngland
No car or van6.6%23.5%
131.9%41.3%
240.3%26.1%
3 or more21.3%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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