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Transport in WF7 7LY

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF7 7LY, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Ackworth & Darrington
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,863 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF7 7LY is

12 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF7 7LY itself. Connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
12
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 02
    Fitzwilliam Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 04
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Lee Lane, 62 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

35% of working residents in the WF7 7LY area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 55.2% drive to work.

WF7 7LYEngland
Work from home35%31.5%
Drive55.2%44.5%
Car passenger3.1%3.9%
Bus or coach0.7%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.4%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other1.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.9% of households in the WF7 7LY area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WF7 7LYEngland
No car or van7.9%23.5%
134.5%41.3%
241.7%26.1%
3 or more16%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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