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Transport in WF6 1SU

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

Neighbourhood
Normanton East
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,489 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF6 1SU is

47 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF6 1SU 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
47
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Normanton Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Streethouse Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 03
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 04
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 05
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Fairway Drive, 97 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28.7% of working residents in the WF6 1SU area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 58.2% drive to work.

WF6 1SUEngland
Work from home28.7%31.5%
Drive58.2%44.5%
Car passenger4.6%3.9%
Bus or coach1%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot4.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.3%2.1%
Other1.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.2% of households in the WF6 1SU area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WF6 1SUEngland
No car or van9.2%23.5%
141.6%41.3%
234.2%26.1%
3 or more15%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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