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Transport in B21 8PU

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

Neighbourhood
Handsworth West
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,588 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B21 8PU is

42 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 5 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B21 8PU 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
42
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
4
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Farcroft Road, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

11.1% of working residents in the B21 8PU area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 49.9% drive to work.

B21 8PUEngland
Work from home11.1%31.5%
Drive49.9%44.5%
Car passenger9.6%3.9%
Bus or coach16.6%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.4%1.9%
On foot7.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other3.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

35.6% of households in the B21 8PU area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

B21 8PUEngland
No car or van35.6%23.5%
144.4%41.3%
214.4%26.1%
3 or more5.6%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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