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Transport in B42 1DU

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B42 1DU, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Handsworth Wood
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,716 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B42 1DU is

21 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B42 1DU itself. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
21
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hamstead Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.3 miles
  • 02
    Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.3 miles
  • 03
    Perry Barr Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 04
    Witton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 05
    Witton (West Midlands) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 06
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 07
    Winson Green (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 08
    Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 09
    Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 10
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 11
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 12
    Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Beauchamp Avenue, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.1% of working residents in the B42 1DU area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 53% drive to work.

B42 1DUEngland
Work from home31.1%31.5%
Drive53%44.5%
Car passenger5.6%3.9%
Bus or coach3.2%4.3%
Train1.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.7%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.8% of households in the B42 1DU area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

B42 1DUEngland
No car or van9.8%23.5%
136.5%41.3%
236.3%26.1%
3 or more17.3%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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