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Transport in B47 5RJ

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

Neighbourhood
Hollywood & Drakes Cross
Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,618 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B47 5RJ is

16 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from B47 5RJ itself. Connectivity scores 4.7 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.7/ 10

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

Bus stops
16
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Wythall Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 02
    Whitlocks End Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 03
    Earlswood (West Midlands) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 04
    Shirley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 05
    The Lakes Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 06
    Yardley Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Simms Lane, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

40.9% of working residents in the B47 5RJ area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 52.3% drive to work.

B47 5RJEngland
Work from home40.9%31.5%
Drive52.3%44.5%
Car passenger1.3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.8%4.3%
Train0.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot1.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.5%2.1%
Other1.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

4.9% of households in the B47 5RJ area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

B47 5RJEngland
No car or van4.9%23.5%
132.3%41.3%
245.9%26.1%
3 or more16.9%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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