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Transport in B17 8JB

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

Neighbourhood
Rotton Park
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,294 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B17 8JB is

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

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
49
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
    1.2 miles
  • 02
    Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 04
    Winson Green (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 05
    Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 06
    Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 07
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 08
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 09
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 10
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 11
    Five Ways (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 12
    Brindleyplace (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Ridgeway, 88 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

27.8% of working residents in the B17 8JB area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 44.9% drive to work.

B17 8JBEngland
Work from home27.8%31.5%
Drive44.9%44.5%
Car passenger4.6%3.9%
Bus or coach14.1%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot5.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other2.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.6% of households in the B17 8JB area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

B17 8JBEngland
No car or van22.6%23.5%
141.9%41.3%
226.5%26.1%
3 or more9%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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