PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode district · Walsall

Transport in WS1

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WS1, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
45,427 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WS1 is

70 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of WS1. 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
70
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Walsall Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Bescot Stadium Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 03
    Darlaston Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 04
    Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 05
    Great Western Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles
  • 06
    Wednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles
  • 07
    Bloxwich Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Hart Street, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.8% of working residents in WS1 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 48.4% drive to work.

WS1England
Work from home19.8%31.5%
Drive48.4%44.5%
Car passenger6.2%3.9%
Bus or coach9.3%4.3%
Train1.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot10.2%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other3.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

34.6% of households in WS1 have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

WS1England
No car or van34.6%23.5%
138.4%41.3%
219.1%26.1%
3 or more7.9%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.

Explore

Look up another area

Sectors in this district