Public Transport
- Bus
Lodge Farm is well served by local bus services, linking the estate to Willenhall, New Invention, Darlaston, Walsall and Wolverhampton, as well as the Manor Hospital in Walsall. During daytime hours 10 buses are meant to serve the estate an hour these are:
- 9 Walsall - Darlaston - Lodge Farm
Midland - Monday - Sunday daytime
- 40 Walsall - Lodge Farm - Wolverhampton
National Express West Midlands - Seven days, including evenings
- 41 Walsall - Lodge Farm - Willenhall
National Express West Midlands & Diamond Bus - Seven days, including evenings
Additionally services 69 (Walsall - Wolverhampton), X31 (Birmingham - Cannock) & 326 (Bilston - Willenhall - Bloxwich) travel along the border of the estate.
Whilst 10 buses serving the estate each hour may sound good, in 1998 as many as 32 buses an hour served the estate, with nearly 25 operating as a recently as five years ago. This is a decrease in services by over 56% in the space of a decade, or compared to 2006, a decrease of 44%.
- Rail
The nearest train station in terms of distance is Bloxwich North railway station, but in travelling times is Walsall railway station.
- Tram
One of the numerous extension plans for the Midland Metro tram network is the 5 W's Route, linking Wolverhampton, Walsall, Willenhall, Wednesfield & Wednesbury which would travel along The Banks.
Coordinates: 52°35′46″N 2°02′06″W / 52.596°N 2.035°W / 52.596; -2.035
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