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Transport in B71 2HQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B71 2HQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Stone Cross & Hateley Heath
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,757 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B71 2HQ is

46 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from B71 2HQ itself. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
46
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
1
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Black Lake (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Wednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Dudley Street Guns Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 04
    Great Western Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 05
    Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 06
    Wednesbury Parkway (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 07
    Dartmouth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 08
    Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 09
    Bescot Stadium Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 10
    Great Bridge (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 11
    West Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 12
    Horseley Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles

Nearest bus stop: Gordon Avenue, 152 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

15.8% of working residents in the B71 2HQ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 59.4% drive to work.

B71 2HQEngland
Work from home15.8%31.5%
Drive59.4%44.5%
Car passenger7%3.9%
Bus or coach6%4.3%
Train0%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.3%1.9%
On foot6.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other3.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

23.3% of households in the B71 2HQ area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

B71 2HQEngland
No car or van23.3%23.5%
146.5%41.3%
223.7%26.1%
3 or more6.5%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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