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Transport in WF7 6EZ

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

Neighbourhood
Streethouse & Sharlston Common
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,303 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF7 6EZ is

15 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF7 6EZ itself. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
15
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Streethouse Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Normanton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 03
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 04
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 05
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Mill Lane, 76 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.4% of working residents in the WF7 6EZ area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 55.5% drive to work.

WF7 6EZEngland
Work from home29.4%31.5%
Drive55.5%44.5%
Car passenger6.1%3.9%
Bus or coach1.5%4.3%
Train0.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.7%7.6%
Bicycle1.2%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

16.2% of households in the WF7 6EZ area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

WF7 6EZEngland
No car or van16.2%23.5%
136.7%41.3%
234.1%26.1%
3 or more13%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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