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Transport in WF17 9LG

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF17 9LG, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Birkenshaw
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,721 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF17 9LG is

21 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF17 9LG 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
21
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Batley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Foxglove Road, 0.4 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.4% of working residents in the WF17 9LG area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 60.2% drive to work.

WF17 9LGEngland
Work from home30.4%31.5%
Drive60.2%44.5%
Car passenger3%3.9%
Bus or coach2.2%4.3%
Train0.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.9% of households in the WF17 9LG area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WF17 9LGEngland
No car or van9.9%23.5%
140.7%41.3%
237.2%26.1%
3 or more12.1%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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