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Transport in WF2 9PY

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF2 9PY, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Alverthorpe & Flanshaw
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,923 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF2 9PY is

46 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF2 9PY 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
46
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Wakefield Westgate Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 03
    Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Outwood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles

Nearest bus stop: Rufford Street, 122 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

13.1% of working residents in the WF2 9PY area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 51.2% drive to work.

WF2 9PYEngland
Work from home13.1%31.5%
Drive51.2%44.5%
Car passenger8.6%3.9%
Bus or coach5%4.3%
Train1.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot11.8%7.6%
Bicycle2.4%2.1%
Other6.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

37.5% of households in the WF2 9PY area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

WF2 9PYEngland
No car or van37.5%23.5%
140%41.3%
217.3%26.1%
3 or more5.2%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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