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Transport in B71 2LS

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

Neighbourhood
Charlemont
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,776 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B71 2LS is

42 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from B71 2LS itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
42
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Bescot Stadium Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Black Lake (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 04
    Dudley Street Guns Village (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 05
    Wednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 06
    Great Western Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 07
    Dartmouth Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 08
    Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 09
    West Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 10
    Wednesbury Parkway (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 11
    Trinity Way (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 12
    Great Bridge (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Walsall Road, 13 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the B71 2LS area is below that, at 23.8%. 52% drive to work.

B71 2LSEngland
Work from home23.8%31.5%
Drive52%44.5%
Car passenger5.6%3.9%
Bus or coach6.4%4.3%
Train1.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.4%1.9%
On foot4.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.6%2.1%
Other3.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the B71 2LS area is broadly in line with that, at 21.8%.

B71 2LSEngland
No car or van21.8%23.5%
142.8%41.3%
224.7%26.1%
3 or more10.7%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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