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Transport in WV2 1ES

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WV2 1ES, 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 1ES is

42 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 6 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WV2 1ES itself. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

Excellent. 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
5
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    The Royal (West Midlands Metro)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 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
    0.7 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
    1.8 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: Cartwright Street, 148 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

Across England, 31.5% of working residents mostly work from home; the WV2 1ES area is less than half that, at 10.1%. 46.4% drive to work.

WV2 1ESEngland
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

Across England, 23.5% of households have no car or van; the WV2 1ES area is well above that, at 37.8%.

WV2 1ESEngland
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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