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Transport in WV2 1EL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WV2 1EL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Blakenhall
Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,831 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WV2 1EL is

46 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 6 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WV2 1EL itself. 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
46
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
5
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    The Royal (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 03
    Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 04
    Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 05
    Wolverhampton Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 06
    Priestfield (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 07
    The Crescent (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 08
    Bilston Central (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 09
    Loxdale Street (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 10
    Loxdale (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles
  • 11
    Coseley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 12
    Willenhall Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Granville Street, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

10.1% of working residents in the WV2 1EL area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 46.4% drive to work.

WV2 1ELEngland
Work from home10.1%31.5%
Drive46.4%44.5%
Car passenger7.1%3.9%
Bus or coach11.6%4.3%
Train4.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.8%1.9%
On foot13.5%7.6%
Bicycle1.6%2.1%
Other3.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

37.8% of households in the WV2 1EL area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

WV2 1ELEngland
No car or van37.8%23.5%
142.3%41.3%
215.7%26.1%
3 or more4.2%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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