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Transport in B70 6HJ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B70 6HJ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
West Bromwich North
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,717 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B70 6HJ is

22 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 8 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B70 6HJ 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
22
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
6
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Trinity Way (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 02
    Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 03
    West Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 04
    Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 05
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 06
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 07
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 08
    Dartmouth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 09
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 10
    Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 11
    Dudley Street Guns Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 12
    Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Hope Street, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.4% of working residents in the B70 6HJ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 53.2% drive to work.

B70 6HJEngland
Work from home19.4%31.5%
Drive53.2%44.5%
Car passenger7.2%3.9%
Bus or coach7.5%4.3%
Train2%2%
Underground, metro or tram2.6%1.9%
On foot5.8%7.6%
Bicycle0.5%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

26% of households in the B70 6HJ area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

B70 6HJEngland
No car or van26%23.5%
135.3%41.3%
222.1%26.1%
3 or more16.7%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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