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Transport in WF10 5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF10 5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
27,135 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF10 5 is

50 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of WF10 5. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
50
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 04
    Normanton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 05
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 06
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Barnsdale Estate, 31 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22.5% of working residents in WF10 5 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 55.5% drive to work.

WF10 5England
Work from home22.5%31.5%
Drive55.5%44.5%
Car passenger5.4%3.9%
Bus or coach3.2%4.3%
Train0.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot8.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.7%2.1%
Other2.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

25.4% of households in WF10 5 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WF10 5England
No car or van25.4%23.5%
141.5%41.3%
227%26.1%
3 or more6.1%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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