Postcode district · West Bromwich
Transport in B71
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B71, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 52,063 (2024)
How well connected B71 is
46 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the middle of B71. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.
Connectivity
4.5/ 10
Good. Counts stops, not how often services run: rail and metro count for more than buses.
Bus stops
46
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
1
Within a mile
The nearest stations
- 010.8 milesBlack Lake (West Midlands Metro)Metro, tram or underground
- 021.1 milesDudley Street Guns Village (West Midlands Metro)Metro, tram or underground
- 031.2 milesDartmouth Street (West Midlands Metro)Metro, tram or underground
- 041.3 milesLodge Road (West Midlands Metro)Metro, tram or underground
- 051.3 milesTame Bridge Parkway Rail StationRail station
- 061.3 milesWest Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro)Metro, tram or underground
- 071.7 milesTrinity Way (West Midlands Metro)Metro, tram or underground
- 081.7 milesWednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro)Metro, tram or underground
- 091.7 milesGreat Western Street (West Midlands Metro)Metro, tram or underground
- 101.9 milesBescot Stadium Rail StationRail station
- 111.9 milesKenrick Park (West Midlands Metro)Metro, tram or underground
- 121.9 milesGreat Bridge (West Midlands Metro)Metro, tram or underground
Nearest bus stop: Hospital, 33 yards away.
How people get to work
Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; B71 is well below that, at 16.9%. 53.1% drive to work.
B71England
Work from home16.9%31.5%
Drive53.1%44.5%
Car passenger6.7%3.9%
Bus or coach8.1%4.3%
Train1.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram2.3%1.9%
On foot6.7%7.6%
Bicycle1.3%2.1%
Other3.2%2.2%
Car ownership
Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; B71 is above that, at 30.4%.
B71England
No car or van30.4%23.5%
141.4%41.3%
220.8%26.1%
3 or more7.5%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.