UK postcode — Travel to work Updated 30 May 2026 (UTC)

B42 2DG — Travel to work

Census commuting habits for the neighbourhood around this postcode — “usual travel to work”, not commuting times or timetable quality.

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In plain English

B42 2DG: the census question is bluntly “how do people usually get to work?” — counts are for that journey question inside a tiny output area, not every resident and not timetable quality. The largest single mode we read today is Car or van — driving yourself; scan the percentages before you infer “nobody cycles” or “no trains nearby”.

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Pillar teaser

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Area quality 97 / 100
Location 60 / 100
School ratings 80 / 100

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How people usually travel to work

Census output-area mix for the journey-to-work question only — it is not the same as “everyone here drives”, and it says nothing about school runs or weekend trips.

Mode Share of responses
Car or van — driving yourself 77 people (60.2% of travel-to-work responses in this census output area)
Mainly working from home 27 people (21.1% of travel-to-work responses in this census output area)
Bus, minibus or coach 11 people (8.6% of travel-to-work responses in this census output area)
Car or van — passenger 5 people (3.9% of travel-to-work responses in this census output area)
On foot 5 people (3.9% of travel-to-work responses in this census output area)
Underground, light rail or tram 1 people (0.8% of travel-to-work responses in this census output area)
Taxi or minicab 1 people (0.8% of travel-to-work responses in this census output area)
Other or not stated 1 people (0.8% of travel-to-work responses in this census output area)

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Aggregated for postal unit B42 2DG, not individual dwellings. Not financial or legal advice. Back to B42 2DG overview.