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Transport in WS8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WS8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
27,359 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WS8 is

28 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WS8. 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
28
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

There are no stations within three miles of WS8.

Nearest bus stop: Raven's Court, 43 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.4% of working residents in WS8 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 64.4% drive to work.

WS8England
Work from home19.4%31.5%
Drive64.4%44.5%
Car passenger5.3%3.9%
Bus or coach2.9%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot4.9%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

16.5% of households in WS8 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

WS8England
No car or van16.5%23.5%
137.9%41.3%
233%26.1%
3 or more12.6%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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