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Transport in B21 8BB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B21 8BB, 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 8BB is

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

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

Excellent. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.

Bus stops
48
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
    1.5 miles
  • 08
    Hamstead Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 09
    Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 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
    Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Albert Road, 110 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the B21 8BB area is less than half that, at 15.4%. 43.3% drive to work.

B21 8BBEngland
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

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the B21 8BB area is well above that, at 37.1%.

B21 8BBEngland
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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