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Transport in B8 2WA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B8 2WA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Ward End & Bromford West
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,847 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Transport

How well connected B8 2WA is

38 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from B8 2WA itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
38
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Stechford Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Adderley Park Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 03
    Lea Hall Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 04
    Gravelly Hill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 05
    Duddeston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 06
    Aston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 07
    Erdington Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 08
    Small Heath Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 09
    Bordesley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 10
    Tyseley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 11
    Curzon Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles
  • 12
    Chester Road Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Twyford Road, 115 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

16.5% of working residents in the B8 2WA area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 53.5% drive to work.

B8 2WAEngland
Work from home16.5%31.5%
Drive53.5%44.5%
Car passenger6.5%3.9%
Bus or coach9.6%4.3%
Train0.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot8.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.9%2.1%
Other2.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

25% of households in the B8 2WA area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

B8 2WAEngland
No car or van25%23.5%
143.6%41.3%
224%26.1%
3 or more7.4%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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