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Transport in WF7

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

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
36,463 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF7 is

7 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of WF7. Connectivity scores 3.2 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.2/ 10

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

Bus stops
7
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
    Streethouse Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 04
    Fitzwilliam Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 05
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles
  • 06
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Ackworth Rd Went Lane, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22.7% of working residents in WF7 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 58.7% drive to work.

WF7England
Work from home22.7%31.5%
Drive58.7%44.5%
Car passenger5.2%3.9%
Bus or coach3.1%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot5.9%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other2.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

20.5% of households in WF7 have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

WF7England
No car or van20.5%23.5%
141.1%41.3%
230.3%26.1%
3 or more8.2%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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