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Transport in WF17 5PS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF17 5PS, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Batley Carr & Mount Pleasant
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,484 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF17 5PS is

60 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF17 5PS itself. 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
60
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Batley Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Dewsbury Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Ravensthorpe Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Hick Lane, 116 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

19.2% of working residents in the WF17 5PS area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 50.8% drive to work.

WF17 5PSEngland
Work from home19.2%31.5%
Drive50.8%44.5%
Car passenger7.8%3.9%
Bus or coach3.1%4.3%
Train1.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot13.3%7.6%
Bicycle0.5%2.1%
Other3.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

26.3% of households in the WF17 5PS area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WF17 5PSEngland
No car or van26.3%23.5%
145.4%41.3%
222.2%26.1%
3 or more6.2%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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