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Transport in WF6 2EF

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF6 2EF, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Normanton East
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,609 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF6 2EF is

38 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF6 2EF 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
38
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Normanton Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Streethouse Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 03
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 04
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 05
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Beckbridge Lane, 164 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

20.3% of working residents in the WF6 2EF area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 53% drive to work.

WF6 2EFEngland
Work from home20.3%31.5%
Drive53%44.5%
Car passenger5.3%3.9%
Bus or coach4%4.3%
Train1.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot11.5%7.6%
Bicycle1.8%2.1%
Other2.7%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

27% of households in the WF6 2EF area have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

WF6 2EFEngland
No car or van27%23.5%
141.3%41.3%
224.6%26.1%
3 or more7.1%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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