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Transport in SY5 8PG

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SY5 8PG, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,959 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SY5 8PG is

10 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from SY5 8PG itself. Connectivity scores 1.7 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.7/ 10

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

Bus stops
10
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Shrewsbury Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bowbrook, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the SY5 8PG area is broadly in line with that, at 29.1%. 49.3% drive to work.

SY5 8PGEngland
Work from home29.1%31.5%
Drive49.3%44.5%
Car passenger3.3%3.9%
Bus or coach0.6%4.3%
Train0.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot13.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.9%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the SY5 8PG area is less than half that, at 11.7%.

SY5 8PGEngland
No car or van11.7%23.5%
145.2%41.3%
236.3%26.1%
3 or more6.8%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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