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Transport in SY1 2RQ

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

Neighbourhood
Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,312 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SY1 2RQ is

17 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from SY1 2RQ itself. Connectivity scores 4.8 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.8/ 10

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

Bus stops
17
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Shrewsbury Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile

Nearest bus stop: Beechwood Drive Jct, 159 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

18.3% of working residents in the SY1 2RQ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 62.2% drive to work.

SY1 2RQEngland
Work from home18.3%31.5%
Drive62.2%44.5%
Car passenger5.6%3.9%
Bus or coach1.1%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot6.3%7.6%
Bicycle4.2%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.8% of households in the SY1 2RQ area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

SY1 2RQEngland
No car or van9.8%23.5%
143.4%41.3%
233.9%26.1%
3 or more13%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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