M6 Junction 5: Castle Bromwich Interchange – A452 Castle Bromwich
Junction 5 of the M6, known as the Castle Bromwich Interchange, is where the M6 meets the A452, for Castle Bromwich. The nearest town is Chelmsley Wood, about 2.9 miles to the south-east, with Coleshill (3 miles east) and Sutton Coldfield (4 miles north-west) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Castle Bromwich, Shard End and Tyburn.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: A38, A47, A452, B4114, B4118, B4119, B4147, B4148. The main road at the junction is the A452.
From here, the drive north to junction 6 (Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham) is about 3.2 miles and the drive south to junction 4A (M42) is about 1.9 miles. Junction 5 is about 23 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 188 miles from the end at junction 45.
- Junction M6 J5 · Castle Bromwich Interchange
- Signed for A452 · Castle Bromwich
- Nearest town Chelmsley Wood, 2.9 miles south-east
- Map section Section 2: J4A–J10A, Birmingham and the Black Country
Live traffic at M6 junction 5
The speed strip below shows the M6 from junction 4 to junction 7, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
Live traffic speed flow: M6 Junctions 4 to 7
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How busy is the M6 at junction 5?
The Department for Transport counts traffic on the stretches either side of this junction. On the stretch it labels J6 to J5 it counted 147,469 vehicles a day in 2025, 13% of them lorries. See how busy the M6 is junction by junction.
| Stretch (DfT label) | All vehicles a day | Lorries | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| J6 to J5 | 147,469 | 18,447 (12.5%) | 3.2 |
© M6Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport, 2025
Junctions either side
- J4AWater Orton InterchangeM42 · M42 (north)Nearest town: Coleshill, 2.1 miles
- J6Gravelly Hill InterchangeA38(M) · Spaghetti Junction, BirminghamNearest town: Birmingham, 2.7 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 5
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 4 and Junction 6 that we are aware of.
M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound
00:305 Oct 2026reported 12 min ago
- Location
- link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 05:00 Mon 7 Sept 2026 → 05:00 Mon 5 Oct 2026
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Updated 00:42 Mon 5 Oct 2026