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Transport in WF2 6PL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF2 6PL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Walton, Woolley & Bretton
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,604 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF2 6PL is

11 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF2 6PL itself. Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.8/ 10

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

Bus stops
11
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 02
    Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 03
    Wakefield Westgate Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Walton Manor, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

32.1% of working residents in the WF2 6PL area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 53.7% drive to work.

WF2 6PLEngland
Work from home32.1%31.5%
Drive53.7%44.5%
Car passenger5.1%3.9%
Bus or coach2.2%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot4.3%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other0.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

16% of households in the WF2 6PL area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

WF2 6PLEngland
No car or van16%23.5%
144.5%41.3%
230.2%26.1%
3 or more9.3%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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