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Postcode district · Dewsbury

Transport in WF12

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF12, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
53,687 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF12 is

18 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of WF12. 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
18
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Dewsbury Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Ravensthorpe Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 03
    Batley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Town Green, 0.3 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22.5% of working residents in WF12 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 56.1% drive to work.

WF12England
Work from home22.5%31.5%
Drive56.1%44.5%
Car passenger5.7%3.9%
Bus or coach3.4%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot6.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other3.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.1% of households in WF12 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WF12England
No car or van22.1%23.5%
140.9%41.3%
227.8%26.1%
3 or more9.2%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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