PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Skelmersdale

Transport in WN8 0BE

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WN8 0BE, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Upholland
Council
West Lancashire
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,866 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WN8 0BE is

20 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WN8 0BE itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
20
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Upholland Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Orrell Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 03
    Gathurst Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Pemberton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 05
    Appley Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 06
    Rainford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Ormskirk Road, 157 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28.5% of working residents in the WN8 0BE area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 59.3% drive to work.

WN8 0BEEngland
Work from home28.5%31.5%
Drive59.3%44.5%
Car passenger3.6%3.9%
Bus or coach1.5%4.3%
Train1.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot3.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.1% of households in the WN8 0BE area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WN8 0BEEngland
No car or van9.1%23.5%
136.6%41.3%
238.2%26.1%
3 or more16.1%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.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes