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Transport in B42 1EJ

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

Neighbourhood
Perry Barr & South Hamstead
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,730 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B42 1EJ is

33 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B42 1EJ 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
33
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hamstead Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 03
    Perry Barr Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 04
    Witton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 05
    Witton (West Midlands) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 06
    Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 07
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.7 miles
  • 08
    Winson Green (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles
  • 09
    Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles
  • 10
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles
  • 11
    Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles
  • 12
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Booths Farm Road, 89 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

27.8% of working residents in the B42 1EJ area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 53% drive to work.

B42 1EJEngland
Work from home27.8%31.5%
Drive53%44.5%
Car passenger3.5%3.9%
Bus or coach8.9%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.8%7.6%
Bicycle0.1%2.1%
Other2.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21.3% of households in the B42 1EJ area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

B42 1EJEngland
No car or van21.3%23.5%
141.7%41.3%
225.7%26.1%
3 or more11.3%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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