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Transport in WF5 8LS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF5 8LS, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Ossett West
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,321 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF5 8LS is

16 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF5 8LS itself. Connectivity scores 2.7 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.7/ 10

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

Bus stops
16
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Dewsbury Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 02
    Ravensthorpe Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Healey Rd Healey Drive, 71 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

27.5% of working residents in the WF5 8LS area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 60% drive to work.

WF5 8LSEngland
Work from home27.5%31.5%
Drive60%44.5%
Car passenger2.3%3.9%
Bus or coach2%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot5.4%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

12.9% of households in the WF5 8LS area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

WF5 8LSEngland
No car or van12.9%23.5%
144%41.3%
233.9%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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