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Transport in B42 1HX

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

Neighbourhood
Hamstead East
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,777 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B42 1HX is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B42 1HX 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
39
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hamstead Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 03
    Perry Barr Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Witton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 06
    Witton (West Midlands) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 07
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles
  • 08
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles
  • 09
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 10
    Bescot Stadium Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles
  • 11
    Winson Green (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    3.0 miles
  • 12
    Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Walsall Road, 44 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

25.8% of working residents in the B42 1HX area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 53.7% drive to work.

B42 1HXEngland
Work from home25.8%31.5%
Drive53.7%44.5%
Car passenger3%3.9%
Bus or coach9.3%4.3%
Train1.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot4.2%7.6%
Bicycle0.5%2.1%
Other2.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21.1% of households in the B42 1HX area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

B42 1HXEngland
No car or van21.1%23.5%
147.9%41.3%
222.6%26.1%
3 or more8.4%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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