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Transport in WS5 4BJ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WS5 4BJ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Yew Tree & Tamebridge
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,824 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WS5 4BJ is

33 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WS5 4BJ itself. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
33
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Bescot Stadium Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 03
    Walsall Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 04
    Wednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles
  • 05
    Darlaston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 06
    Great Western Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 07
    Black Lake (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 08
    Wednesbury Parkway (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles
  • 09
    Hamstead Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 10
    Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 11
    Dudley Street Guns Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles
  • 12
    Dartmouth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Poplar Avenue, 101 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the WS5 4BJ area is well below that, at 17.2%. 59.1% drive to work.

WS5 4BJEngland
Work from home17.2%31.5%
Drive59.1%44.5%
Car passenger7.2%3.9%
Bus or coach7.5%4.3%
Train2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot3.8%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other1.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the WS5 4BJ area is broadly in line with that, at 22.5%.

WS5 4BJEngland
No car or van22.5%23.5%
143.5%41.3%
226%26.1%
3 or more8%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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