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Transport in WS5 4RE

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

Neighbourhood
Yew Tree & Tamebridge
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,346 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WS5 4RE is

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

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
26
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
    0.3 miles
  • 02
    Bescot Stadium Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 03
    Walsall Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Wednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 05
    Black Lake (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles
  • 06
    Great Western Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles
  • 07
    Hamstead Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 08
    Darlaston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 09
    Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 10
    Wednesbury Parkway (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 11
    Dudley Street Guns Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles
  • 12
    Dartmouth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Poppy Drive, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

26.4% of working residents in the WS5 4RE area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 58% drive to work.

WS5 4REEngland
Work from home26.4%31.5%
Drive58%44.5%
Car passenger3.7%3.9%
Bus or coach4.7%4.3%
Train2.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.4%1.9%
On foot1.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.5%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.6% of households in the WS5 4RE area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WS5 4REEngland
No car or van11.6%23.5%
137.3%41.3%
235.1%26.1%
3 or more15.9%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.

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