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Transport in B70 6HL

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

Neighbourhood
West Bromwich East & Kenrick Park
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,596 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B70 6HL is

27 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 8 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B70 6HL 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
27
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
    0.5 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
    0.7 miles
  • 05
    Dartmouth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 06
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 07
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 08
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 09
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 10
    Dudley Street Guns Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 11
    Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station
    Rail station
    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

15.2% of working residents in the B70 6HL area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 36.8% drive to work.

B70 6HLEngland
Work from home15.2%31.5%
Drive36.8%44.5%
Car passenger10.7%3.9%
Bus or coach14.7%4.3%
Train2.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram5.6%1.9%
On foot10.2%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other3.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

51.4% of households in the B70 6HL area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

B70 6HLEngland
No car or van51.4%23.5%
135.1%41.3%
28.9%26.1%
3 or more4.6%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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