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5.0 Quantative Findings Food Outlet Mapping Summary There is a reasonable physical access to all target food outlets for everyone on the Bellamy Road estate. All travel times are within the West Midlands Standard of 20 minutes except the southern half of the estate, which is within 25 minutes of travel time to the Oaktree Tesco. There is a cost to shopping outside of the estate. Shopping outside the estate would limit the amount of shopping purchased if walking or public transport was used. That limit would depend on physical health and ability. The use of a private car or taxi would increase the amount of shopping that could be purchased outside the estate but would substantially increase the journey costs particularly compared to walking. Local Food Shops (Egmanton Road) Walking Diagram very resident of the Bellamy Road estate, except possibly for those with serious mobility problems, is within 20 minutes walking time of the three food outlets on Egmanton road. This has been deduced from the size of the estate being no more than 500 metres from periphery to Egmanton Road. Oaktree Lane Tesco Public Transport The GIS Mapping in Diagram 8 shows that every resident on the Bellamy Road estate is within 20 minutes travel to the Oaktree Lane Tesco. The number 18 bus runs every 2 hours and it is assumed residents would plan their journey accordingly. The journey costs ÂŁ0.90 return without a bus pass. Walking Research assistants timed the walk to Oaktree Tesco along the main road. Walking travel time between the Bellamy Road estate and Tesco was approximately 20 minutes. This would be longer with shopping bags. The route is along a main road and not designed to ensure safe or pleasant walking. The qualitative research found no residents who used this route.
Diagram 9 shows that walking to the Oaktree Lane Tesco via the unofficial path through the industrial estate takes under 15 minutes. This is quicker than the standard walking route despite being over uneven surfaces. The route is through a gap in the fence behind Acorn Way Industrial Estate. The route appears to have been fenced off recently (and the fence quickly trampled to the ground). The route goes down a sandy bank, behind some industrial units, along Acorn Way, and through a footpath onto Jubilee Way South. It’s very informal, unsteady underfoot, badly lit, and has been vandalised. Despite this, it appears to be well used. Research assistants counted three