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Transport in WS5

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

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
30,945 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WS5 is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WS5. 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
39
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 02
    Bescot Stadium Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 03
    Walsall Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 04
    Hamstead Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 05
    Darlaston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 06
    Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Laurel Road, 0.3 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.8% of working residents in WS5 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 55.5% drive to work.

WS5England
Work from home24.8%31.5%
Drive55.5%44.5%
Car passenger4.7%3.9%
Bus or coach6.3%4.3%
Train1.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot4.3%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other2.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21.2% of households in WS5 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WS5England
No car or van21.2%23.5%
137.9%41.3%
228%26.1%
3 or more13%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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