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Transport in B21 8BU

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

Neighbourhood
Handsworth West
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,641 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B21 8BU is

33 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B21 8BU itself. Connectivity scores 6.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
6.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
33
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
3
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Winson Green (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 03
    Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 04
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 05
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 06
    Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 07
    Hamstead Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 08
    Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 09
    Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 10
    Perry Barr Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 11
    Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 12
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Newcombe Road, 165 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

12.6% of working residents in the B21 8BU area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 41.1% drive to work.

B21 8BUEngland
Work from home12.6%31.5%
Drive41.1%44.5%
Car passenger5.9%3.9%
Bus or coach25.2%4.3%
Train2.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.4%1.9%
On foot7.1%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other4.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

48.1% of households in the B21 8BU area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

B21 8BUEngland
No car or van48.1%23.5%
139.8%41.3%
29.3%26.1%
3 or more2.8%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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