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Transport in B70 8BB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B70 8BB, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Greets Green East
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,523 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B70 8BB is

70 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 7 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B70 8BB itself. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

Excellent. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.

Bus stops
70
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
6
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Dartmouth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    156 yards
  • 02
    Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.1 miles
  • 03
    West Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 04
    Dudley Street Guns Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 05
    Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 06
    Trinity Way (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 07
    Black Lake (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 08
    Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 09
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 10
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 11
    Great Bridge (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 12
    Langley Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Hazelbeech Road, 55 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the B70 8BB area is less than half that, at 14%. 41.6% drive to work.

B70 8BBEngland
Work from home14%31.5%
Drive41.6%44.5%
Car passenger7.9%3.9%
Bus or coach11.6%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram5.4%1.9%
On foot11.6%7.6%
Bicycle2.5%2.1%
Other4.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the B70 8BB area is more than double that, at 50.8%.

B70 8BBEngland
No car or van50.8%23.5%
135.6%41.3%
211.8%26.1%
3 or more1.9%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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