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Transport in B17 8RU

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

Neighbourhood
Harborne West
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,602 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B17 8RU is

49 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B17 8RU 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
    1.9 miles
  • 02
    University Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 03
    Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Langley Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 06
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 07
    Five Ways (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 08
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 09
    Selly Oak Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 10
    Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 11
    Five Ways Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 12
    Winson Green (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Norwich Drive, 167 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

35.7% of working residents in the B17 8RU area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 51.9% drive to work.

B17 8RUEngland
Work from home35.7%31.5%
Drive51.9%44.5%
Car passenger1.8%3.9%
Bus or coach3.9%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot3.3%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

16% of households in the B17 8RU area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

B17 8RUEngland
No car or van16%23.5%
139%41.3%
228.5%26.1%
3 or more16.5%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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