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Transport in B68 8QR

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B68 8QR, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Langley Green
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,677 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B68 8QR is

53 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from B68 8QR itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
53
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Langley Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Rowley Regis Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 04
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 05
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 06
    Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 07
    Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 08
    Trinity Way (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 09
    West Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 10
    Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 11
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 12
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles

Nearest bus stop: Primrose Bank, 69 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22% of working residents in the B68 8QR area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 53.8% drive to work.

B68 8QREngland
Work from home22%31.5%
Drive53.8%44.5%
Car passenger5.4%3.9%
Bus or coach6.7%4.3%
Train2.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot4.5%7.6%
Bicycle1.2%2.1%
Other3.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

25.4% of households in the B68 8QR area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

B68 8QREngland
No car or van25.4%23.5%
141.8%41.3%
223.7%26.1%
3 or more9.1%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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