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Transport in WF7 5PF

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF7 5PF, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Featherstone
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,881 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF7 5PF is

21 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF7 5PF 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
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 02
    Streethouse Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 04
    Fitzwilliam Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 05
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 06
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Priory Rd Hardwick Road, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

9.4% of working residents in the WF7 5PF area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 59.1% drive to work.

WF7 5PFEngland
Work from home9.4%31.5%
Drive59.1%44.5%
Car passenger10.6%3.9%
Bus or coach5.2%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot10.3%7.6%
Bicycle1.5%2.1%
Other3.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

45% of households in the WF7 5PF area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

WF7 5PFEngland
No car or van45%23.5%
135.7%41.3%
214.9%26.1%
3 or more4.4%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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