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Transport in WF7 6HE

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

Neighbourhood
Streethouse & Sharlston Common
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,696 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF7 6HE is

12 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF7 6HE itself. Connectivity scores 4.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
12
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
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 03
    Normanton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 05
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 06
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: New Road, 38 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

18.2% of working residents in the WF7 6HE area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 56.4% drive to work.

WF7 6HEEngland
Work from home18.2%31.5%
Drive56.4%44.5%
Car passenger8.3%3.9%
Bus or coach4.8%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.9%7.6%
Bicycle1.8%2.1%
Other5.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

23.1% of households in the WF7 6HE area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WF7 6HEEngland
No car or van23.1%23.5%
140.7%41.3%
226%26.1%
3 or more10.2%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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