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Transport in WR2

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WR2, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Worcester
Region
West Midlands
Population
41,740 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WR2 is

38 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WR2. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

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

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 02
    Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Boughton Avenue, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.4% of working residents in WR2 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 52% drive to work.

WR2England
Work from home29.4%31.5%
Drive52%44.5%
Car passenger4.1%3.9%
Bus or coach1.7%4.3%
Train0.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot8.2%7.6%
Bicycle2.2%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

16.6% of households in WR2 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

WR2England
No car or van16.6%23.5%
137.7%41.3%
231.5%26.1%
3 or more14.2%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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