City

Transport in Wakefield

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

Council: Wakefield
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Population: 104,684 (2024)

WakefieldCity

Transport

How well connected Wakefield is

73 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of Wakefield. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity

7.0/ 10

Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Wakefield Westgate Rail Station
Rail station
0.1 miles
02
Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station
Rail station
0.6 miles
03
Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station
Rail station
1.6 miles
04
Outwood Rail Station
Rail station
2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Westgate H, 153 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.9% of working residents in Wakefield mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 49.9% drive to work.

WakefieldEngland

Work from home24.9%31.5%

Drive49.9%44.5%

Car passenger6.3%3.9%

Bus or coach5.3%4.3%

Train1.2%2%

Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%

On foot8.3%7.6%

Bicycle1.2%2.1%

Other2.9%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

26% of households in Wakefield have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WakefieldEngland

No car or van26%23.5%

141.9%41.3%

225.1%26.1%

3 or more7.1%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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