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Transport in WF6 1RA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF6 1RA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Normanton East
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,825 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF6 1RA is

17 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF6 1RA itself. Connectivity scores 4.8 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.8/ 10

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

Bus stops
17
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Normanton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Streethouse Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 03
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 04
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 05
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Mill Lane, 83 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22% of working residents in the WF6 1RA area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 54.5% drive to work.

WF6 1RAEngland
Work from home22%31.5%
Drive54.5%44.5%
Car passenger5.4%3.9%
Bus or coach3.9%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot9.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.7%2.1%
Other2.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.4% of households in the WF6 1RA area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WF6 1RAEngland
No car or van22.4%23.5%
142.2%41.3%
229.3%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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