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Transport in WF7 6ED

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF7 6ED, 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 6ED is

17 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF7 6ED itself. Connectivity scores 4.8 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.8/ 10

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

Bus stops
17
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 04
    Streethouse Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 05
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 06
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 07
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 08
    Normanton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: North Featherstone Crossroads, 13 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

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

WF7 6EDEngland
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 6ED area have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

WF7 6EDEngland
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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