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Transport in B5 7BU

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B5 7BU, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Sparkbrook North
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,652 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B5 7BU is

40 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 14 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B5 7BU itself. Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
10.0/ 10

Excellent. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.

Bus stops
40
Within 800m
Rail
5
Within a mile
Metro & tram
9
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 02
    Birmingham New Street Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 03
    Bordesley Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 04
    Birmingham New Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 05
    Birmingham Moor Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 06
    Five Ways Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 07
    Grand Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 08
    Meriden Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 09
    Corporation Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 10
    Town Hall (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 11
    Albert Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 12
    Millennium Point (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile

Nearest bus stop: Barrow Walk, 152 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the B5 7BU area is well below that, at 18.1%. 37% drive to work.

B5 7BUEngland
Work from home18.1%31.5%
Drive37%44.5%
Car passenger3.1%3.9%
Bus or coach22.6%4.3%
Train1.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot11.7%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other4.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the B5 7BU area is more than double that, at 52.2%.

B5 7BUEngland
No car or van52.2%23.5%
138.6%41.3%
27.5%26.1%
3 or more1.6%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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