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Transport in B18 4LX

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B18 4LX, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Smethwick East
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,582 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B18 4LX is

29 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B18 4LX itself. Connectivity scores 6.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
6.0/ 10

Very good. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.

Bus stops
29
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
4
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Winson Green (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 03
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 04
    Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 05
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 06
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 07
    Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 08
    Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 09
    Jewellery Quarter Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 10
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 11
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 12
    St Paul's (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Willes Road, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the B18 4LX area is well below that, at 18.9%. 47.2% drive to work.

B18 4LXEngland
Work from home18.9%31.5%
Drive47.2%44.5%
Car passenger6.7%3.9%
Bus or coach11.9%4.3%
Train1.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot6.9%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other5.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the B18 4LX area is above that, at 30.3%.

B18 4LXEngland
No car or van30.3%23.5%
149.4%41.3%
216.6%26.1%
3 or more3.7%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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