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Postcode area · Walsall

Transport in WS

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

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
528,813 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WS is

9 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WS. Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
9
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Landywood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Clayhanger Lane, 0.4 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22% of working residents in WS mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 58.5% drive to work.

WSEngland
Work from home22%31.5%
Drive58.5%44.5%
Car passenger5.3%3.9%
Bus or coach3.8%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot6.1%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other2.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

20.3% of households in WS have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

WSEngland
No car or van20.3%23.5%
139.6%41.3%
229.1%26.1%
3 or more11.1%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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