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Transport in B70 8BL

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

Neighbourhood
Greets Green East
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,731 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B70 8BL is

70 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 7 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B70 8BL 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
    Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    154 yards
  • 02
    Dartmouth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 03
    West Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 04
    Dudley Street Guns Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 05
    Trinity Way (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 06
    Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 07
    Black Lake (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 08
    Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 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
    Langley Green Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 12
    Great Bridge (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Oak Lane, 103 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the B70 8BL area is less than half that, at 11.6%. 47.7% drive to work.

B70 8BLEngland
Work from home11.6%31.5%
Drive47.7%44.5%
Car passenger8.5%3.9%
Bus or coach8.3%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram5%1.9%
On foot12%7.6%
Bicycle1.6%2.1%
Other4.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the B70 8BL area is well above that, at 39.7%.

B70 8BLEngland
No car or van39.7%23.5%
137.5%41.3%
216.8%26.1%
3 or more5.9%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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