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Transport in B21 8AN

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B21 8AN, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Handsworth West
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,622 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B21 8AN is

50 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 6 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B21 8AN itself. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
50
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
5
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 02
    Winson Green (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 03
    Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 04
    Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 05
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 06
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 07
    Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 08
    Hamstead Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 09
    Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 10
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 11
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 12
    Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Albert Road, 93 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

15.4% of working residents in the B21 8AN area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 43.3% drive to work.

B21 8ANEngland
Work from home15.4%31.5%
Drive43.3%44.5%
Car passenger9.3%3.9%
Bus or coach16.3%4.3%
Train1.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.6%1.9%
On foot7.5%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other4.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

37.1% of households in the B21 8AN area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

B21 8ANEngland
No car or van37.1%23.5%
142.3%41.3%
212.5%26.1%
3 or more8.1%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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