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Transport in B71 2PZ

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

Neighbourhood
Wednesbury South
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,123 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B71 2PZ is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B71 2PZ itself. Connectivity scores 6.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
6.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
39
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
4
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Tame Valley Canal, 78 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24% of working residents in the B71 2PZ area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 52.8% drive to work.

B71 2PZEngland
Work from home24%31.5%
Drive52.8%44.5%
Car passenger6.3%3.9%
Bus or coach5.9%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.4%1.9%
On foot6.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

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

B71 2PZEngland
No car or van23.5%23.5%
140.9%41.3%
224.9%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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