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Transport in B17 8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B17 8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Population
20,015 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B17 8 is

58 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the middle of B17 8. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

Limited. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.

Bus stops
58
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 02
    Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 03
    University Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 04
    Five Ways (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 06
    Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 07
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 08
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 09
    Five Ways Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 10
    Langley Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 11
    Winson Green (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 12
    Brindleyplace (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Hagley Road West, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; B17 8 is broadly in line with that, at 34.3%. 42.2% drive to work.

B17 8England
Work from home34.3%31.5%
Drive42.2%44.5%
Car passenger2.9%3.9%
Bus or coach10%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot5.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.5%2.1%
Other2.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; B17 8 is above that, at 26.6%.

B17 8England
No car or van26.6%23.5%
140.9%41.3%
224.1%26.1%
3 or more8.4%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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