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Transport in WF17 7LA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF17 7LA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Batley Carr & Mount Pleasant
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,427 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF17 7LA is

52 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF17 7LA itself. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
52
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Healds Road, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

14.5% of working residents in the WF17 7LA area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 53.7% drive to work.

WF17 7LAEngland
Work from home14.5%31.5%
Drive53.7%44.5%
Car passenger9.7%3.9%
Bus or coach2.8%4.3%
Train3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot11.5%7.6%
Bicycle0%2.1%
Other4.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.3% of households in the WF17 7LA area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WF17 7LAEngland
No car or van22.3%23.5%
143.6%41.3%
225.4%26.1%
3 or more8.6%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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