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Transport in WF8 1

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF8 1, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
15,054 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF8 1 is

58 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WF8 1. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
58
Within 800m
Rail
3
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.3 miles
  • 02
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.3 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 04
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 05
    Knottingley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 06
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 07
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Pontefract Cemetery, 145 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22.5% of working residents in WF8 1 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 56.6% drive to work.

WF8 1England
Work from home22.5%31.5%
Drive56.6%44.5%
Car passenger5.4%3.9%
Bus or coach3.5%4.3%
Train0.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot8.1%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

24.5% of households in WF8 1 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WF8 1England
No car or van24.5%23.5%
140.6%41.3%
227.2%26.1%
3 or more7.6%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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