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Transport in B21 8LJ

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

Neighbourhood
Handsworth Wood
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,621 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B21 8LJ is

2 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B21 8LJ itself. Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
2
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hamstead Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 02
    Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 03
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 04
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 05
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 06
    Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 07
    Trinity Way (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 08
    Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 09
    Winson Green (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 10
    West Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 11
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 12
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: The Leverretts, 0.4 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28.5% of working residents in the B21 8LJ area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 53.4% drive to work.

B21 8LJEngland
Work from home28.5%31.5%
Drive53.4%44.5%
Car passenger5.5%3.9%
Bus or coach4.9%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot3.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other2.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.1% of households in the B21 8LJ area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

B21 8LJEngland
No car or van9.1%23.5%
139.4%41.3%
229.4%26.1%
3 or more22%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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