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Transport in WF1 2BA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF1 2BA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,170 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF1 2BA is

38 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF1 2BA itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
38
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Outwood Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Wakefield Westgate Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 03
    Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 04
    Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bowling Avenue, 77 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

32% of working residents in the WF1 2BA area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 53.2% drive to work.

WF1 2BAEngland
Work from home32%31.5%
Drive53.2%44.5%
Car passenger4.1%3.9%
Bus or coach1.4%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot6.5%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.5% of households in the WF1 2BA area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WF1 2BAEngland
No car or van11.5%23.5%
145.4%41.3%
235.3%26.1%
3 or more7.9%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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