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Transport in B70 8EG

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

Neighbourhood
Greets Green East
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,104 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B70 8EG is

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

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
67
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
7
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.1 miles
  • 02
    West Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 03
    Dartmouth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 04
    Dudley Street Guns Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 05
    Trinity Way (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 06
    Black Lake (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 07
    Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 08
    Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 09
    Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 10
    Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 11
    The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 12
    The Hawthorns Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: West Bromwich Town Hall, 113 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

16.9% of working residents in the B70 8EG area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 40.9% drive to work.

B70 8EGEngland
Work from home16.9%31.5%
Drive40.9%44.5%
Car passenger7.9%3.9%
Bus or coach10.7%4.3%
Train2.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram5.4%1.9%
On foot11.4%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other3.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

42.8% of households in the B70 8EG area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

B70 8EGEngland
No car or van42.8%23.5%
139.8%41.3%
212.3%26.1%
3 or more5.2%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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