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Transport in B66 2LQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B66 2LQ, 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 B66 2LQ is

34 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 7 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B66 2LQ 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
34
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
5
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 03
    Winson Green (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 04
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 05
    Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 06
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 07
    Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 08
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 09
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 10
    Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 11
    Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 12
    Jewellery Quarter Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Rabone Lane, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

18.9% of working residents in the B66 2LQ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 47.2% drive to work.

B66 2LQEngland
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

30.3% of households in the B66 2LQ area have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

B66 2LQEngland
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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