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Transport in WF7 5PY

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

Neighbourhood
Featherstone
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,535 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF7 5PY is

31 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF7 5PY 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
31
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
    1.6 miles
  • 03
    Streethouse Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 06
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Little Lane, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

18.9% of working residents in the WF7 5PY area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 59.9% drive to work.

WF7 5PYEngland
Work from home18.9%31.5%
Drive59.9%44.5%
Car passenger4.8%3.9%
Bus or coach5.8%4.3%
Train0%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot6.6%7.6%
Bicycle1.7%2.1%
Other2.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

22.5% of households in the WF7 5PY area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WF7 5PYEngland
No car or van22.5%23.5%
139.9%41.3%
229.4%26.1%
3 or more8.2%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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