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Transport in B47 5QB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B47 5QB, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Wythall & Gay Hill
Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,699 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B47 5QB is

8 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B47 5QB itself. Connectivity scores 5.3 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
8
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Whitlocks End Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Wythall Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 03
    Shirley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 04
    Earlswood (West Midlands) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 05
    Yardley Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 06
    The Lakes Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Trueman's Heath Crossroads, 168 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

37.1% of working residents in the B47 5QB area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 55.6% drive to work.

B47 5QBEngland
Work from home37.1%31.5%
Drive55.6%44.5%
Car passenger2.8%3.9%
Bus or coach0.3%4.3%
Train0.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2%7.6%
Bicycle0.4%2.1%
Other1.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

6.3% of households in the B47 5QB area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

B47 5QBEngland
No car or van6.3%23.5%
130.1%41.3%
244.9%26.1%
3 or more18.7%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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