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Transport in WF7 6BD

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF7 6BD, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Streethouse & Sharlston Common
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,458 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF7 6BD is

15 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF7 6BD itself. Connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.5/ 10

Limited. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
15
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 02
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 04
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 05
    Streethouse Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 06
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 07
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 08
    Normanton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Church Lane, 71 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

18.2% of working residents in the WF7 6BD area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 62% drive to work.

WF7 6BDEngland
Work from home18.2%31.5%
Drive62%44.5%
Car passenger5.3%3.9%
Bus or coach3%4.3%
Train1.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot5.3%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other3.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

18.9% of households in the WF7 6BD area have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

WF7 6BDEngland
No car or van18.9%23.5%
149%41.3%
223.7%26.1%
3 or more8.4%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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