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Transport in B70 0LW

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B70 0LW, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Wednesbury South
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,698 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B70 0LW is

36 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B70 0LW itself. Connectivity scores 6.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
6.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
36
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
4
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Black Lake (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Dudley Street Guns Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 03
    Great Bridge (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 04
    Dartmouth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 05
    Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 06
    Wednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 07
    Great Western Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 08
    Horseley Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 09
    Wednesbury Parkway (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 10
    West Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 11
    Dudley Port (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 12
    Dudley Port Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Hawkstone Crescent, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

16.3% of working residents in the B70 0LW area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 49.6% drive to work.

B70 0LWEngland
Work from home16.3%31.5%
Drive49.6%44.5%
Car passenger6%3.9%
Bus or coach6.3%4.3%
Train1.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram4.6%1.9%
On foot11.1%7.6%
Bicycle1.4%2.1%
Other3.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

39.6% of households in the B70 0LW area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

B70 0LWEngland
No car or van39.6%23.5%
137.8%41.3%
219.8%26.1%
3 or more2.8%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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