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Transport in B17 8LH

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B17 8LH, 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 8LH is

53 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B17 8LH 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
53
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
    1.5 miles
  • 02
    Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 04
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 05
    Winson Green (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 06
    Five Ways (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 07
    Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 08
    University Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 09
    Brindleyplace (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 10
    Five Ways Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 11
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 12
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bernard Road, 128 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

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

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

B17 8LHEngland
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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