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Transport in WF6 2ES

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF6 2ES, 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 2ES is

30 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF6 2ES 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
30
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Normanton Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 02
    Streethouse Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 03
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 04
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 05
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Haw Hill View, 58 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

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

WF6 2ESEngland
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 2ES area have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

WF6 2ESEngland
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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