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Postcode district · Walsall

Transport in WS6

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WS6, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
South Staffordshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
21,166 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WS6 is

30 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of WS6. 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
30
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Landywood Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Cannock Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 03
    Bloxwich North Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 04
    Bloxwich Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Landywood Green, 152 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.9% of working residents in WS6 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 65.1% drive to work.

WS6England
Work from home21.9%31.5%
Drive65.1%44.5%
Car passenger4.7%3.9%
Bus or coach1.1%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot3.9%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

13.1% of households in WS6 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

WS6England
No car or van13.1%23.5%
137.5%41.3%
234.2%26.1%
3 or more15.1%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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