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Transport in WV8 1RU

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WV8 1RU, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Cosford & Albrighton
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,119 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WV8 1RU is

2 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WV8 1RU itself. Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.3/ 10

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

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

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Albrighton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 02
    Codsall Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 03
    Bilbrook Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 04
    Cosford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Cross Guns Inn PH, 0.4 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

35.2% of working residents in the WV8 1RU area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 50.1% drive to work.

WV8 1RUEngland
Work from home35.2%31.5%
Drive50.1%44.5%
Car passenger4.5%3.9%
Bus or coach0.6%4.3%
Train1.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot5.8%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other1.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.6% of households in the WV8 1RU area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WV8 1RUEngland
No car or van11.6%23.5%
140.9%41.3%
234%26.1%
3 or more13.5%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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