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Transport in WF7 5PS

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

Neighbourhood
Featherstone
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,787 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF7 5PS is

29 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF7 5PS 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
29
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 03
    Streethouse Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 05
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 06
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Ackworth Road Jct, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17.3% of working residents in the WF7 5PS area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 60.9% drive to work.

WF7 5PSEngland
Work from home17.3%31.5%
Drive60.9%44.5%
Car passenger4.5%3.9%
Bus or coach4.1%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot7.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other3.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

26.9% of households in the WF7 5PS area have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

WF7 5PSEngland
No car or van26.9%23.5%
141.8%41.3%
226.2%26.1%
3 or more5.2%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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