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Postcode district · Wolverhampton

Transport in WV1

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WV1, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Population
33,520 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WV1 is

79 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 5 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WV1. 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
79
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
4
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Wolverhampton Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.2 miles
  • 03
    Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 04
    The Royal (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 05
    Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 06
    Priestfield (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 07
    The Crescent (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 08
    Bilston Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 09
    Willenhall Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 10
    Loxdale Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles
  • 11
    Loxdale (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Shakespeare Street, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

14.8% of working residents in WV1 mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 46.1% drive to work.

WV1England
Work from home14.8%31.5%
Drive46.1%44.5%
Car passenger8.4%3.9%
Bus or coach10%4.3%
Train3%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.3%1.9%
On foot9.8%7.6%
Bicycle1.8%2.1%
Other4.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

40.6% of households in WV1 have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

WV1England
No car or van40.6%23.5%
140.3%41.3%
214.9%26.1%
3 or more4.1%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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