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Postcode district · Knottingley

Transport in WF11

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF11, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
24,518 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF11 is

24 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of WF11. 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
24
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Knottingley Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 04
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Hill Top, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.7% of working residents in WF11 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 59.1% drive to work.

WF11England
Work from home19.7%31.5%
Drive59.1%44.5%
Car passenger5.5%3.9%
Bus or coach2.8%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot8.1%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other2.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.9% of households in WF11 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WF11England
No car or van22.9%23.5%
141.7%41.3%
226.9%26.1%
3 or more8.5%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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