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Transport in SY1 2BQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SY1 2BQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Shrewsbury Town
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,099 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SY1 2BQ is

68 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from SY1 2BQ 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
68
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Shrewsbury Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.1 miles

Nearest bus stop: Castle Street, 21 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

25% of working residents in the SY1 2BQ area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 34.2% drive to work.

SY1 2BQEngland
Work from home25%31.5%
Drive34.2%44.5%
Car passenger6.7%3.9%
Bus or coach2.1%4.3%
Train2.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot22.5%7.6%
Bicycle4.7%2.1%
Other2.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

35.4% of households in the SY1 2BQ area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

SY1 2BQEngland
No car or van35.4%23.5%
150.3%41.3%
211.3%26.1%
3 or more3.1%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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