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Transport in WN6

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

Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Population
55,490 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WN6 is

0 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WN6. Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.0/ 10

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

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

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Gathurst Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 02
    Appley Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 03
    Wigan Wallgate Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 04
    Wigan North Western Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Wigan Road, 0.6 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

25.9% of working residents in WN6 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 57.5% drive to work.

WN6England
Work from home25.9%31.5%
Drive57.5%44.5%
Car passenger4.7%3.9%
Bus or coach2%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot6.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

16.3% of households in WN6 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

WN6England
No car or van16.3%23.5%
140.6%41.3%
232.8%26.1%
3 or more10.3%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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