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Transport in B66 1EL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B66 1EL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Smethwick North & West
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,696 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B66 1EL is

31 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 7 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B66 1EL itself. Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
10.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
31
Within 800m
Rail
4
Within a mile
Metro & tram
3
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.1 miles
  • 02
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.1 miles
  • 03
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 04
    Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 05
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 06
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 07
    Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 08
    Trinity Way (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 09
    Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 10
    Winson Green (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 11
    West Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 12
    Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: The Hawthorns Metro, 94 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

9.7% of working residents in the B66 1EL area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 50.7% drive to work.

B66 1ELEngland
Work from home9.7%31.5%
Drive50.7%44.5%
Car passenger10.7%3.9%
Bus or coach6.5%4.3%
Train3.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram5%1.9%
On foot8.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.9%2.1%
Other3.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

33.4% of households in the B66 1EL area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

B66 1ELEngland
No car or van33.4%23.5%
145.2%41.3%
216.6%26.1%
3 or more4.8%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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