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Transport in WF17 8DB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF17 8DB, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Staincliffe & Healey
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,877 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF17 8DB is

41 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF17 8DB itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
41
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Batley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 02
    Dewsbury Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 03
    Ravensthorpe Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Healey School, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

23.3% of working residents in the WF17 8DB area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 56.9% drive to work.

WF17 8DBEngland
Work from home23.3%31.5%
Drive56.9%44.5%
Car passenger4.6%3.9%
Bus or coach2.6%4.3%
Train1.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot7.5%7.6%
Bicycle0.4%2.1%
Other3.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21.5% of households in the WF17 8DB area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WF17 8DBEngland
No car or van21.5%23.5%
145.2%41.3%
227.2%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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