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Transport in WF6 2RT

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

Neighbourhood
Normanton East
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,391 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF6 2RT is

37 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF6 2RT 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
37
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
    1.6 miles
  • 03
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 04
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 05
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Fairway Approach, 49 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.9% of working residents in the WF6 2RT area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 55.5% drive to work.

WF6 2RTEngland
Work from home21.9%31.5%
Drive55.5%44.5%
Car passenger7%3.9%
Bus or coach2%4.3%
Train2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot8%7.6%
Bicycle2.3%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

20.8% of households in the WF6 2RT area have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

WF6 2RTEngland
No car or van20.8%23.5%
143%41.3%
228.7%26.1%
3 or more7.5%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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