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Transport in B17 8RG

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

Neighbourhood
Harborne West
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,639 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B17 8RG is

34 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B17 8RG 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
34
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    University Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 02
    Selly Oak Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 03
    Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 05
    Langley Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 06
    Five Ways (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 07
    Five Ways Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 08
    Rowley Regis Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 09
    Brindleyplace (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.7 miles
  • 10
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 11
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 12
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Fitz Roy Avenue, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

39% of working residents in the B17 8RG area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 44% drive to work.

B17 8RGEngland
Work from home39%31.5%
Drive44%44.5%
Car passenger2.4%3.9%
Bus or coach3.8%4.3%
Train1.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot5.8%7.6%
Bicycle2.1%2.1%
Other1.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.8% of households in the B17 8RG area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

B17 8RGEngland
No car or van11.8%23.5%
144.1%41.3%
235.2%26.1%
3 or more8.9%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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