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Transport in WF6 1WD

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF6 1WD, 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 1WD is

21 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF6 1WD 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
21
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
    1.4 miles
  • 03
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 05
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Newfield Crescent, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

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

WF6 1WDEngland
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 1WD area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WF6 1WDEngland
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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