Transport in WF8 1JD
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF8 1JD, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontefract North West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,004 (2024)
WF8 1JDPontefract
How well connected WF8 1JD is
39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF8 1JD itself. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.
Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.
The nearest stations
- 01172 yardsPontefract Monkhill Rail StationRail station
- 020.6 milesPontefract Baghill Rail StationRail station
- 030.7 milesPontefract Tanshelf Rail StationRail station
- 041.7 milesGlasshoughton Rail StationRail station
- 051.9 milesKnottingley Rail StationRail station
- 062.7 milesCastleford Rail StationRail station
- 072.7 milesFeatherstone Rail StationRail station
Nearest bus stop: Monkhill Drive, 70 yards away.
How people get to work
23.8% of working residents in the WF8 1JD area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 58.5% drive to work.
Car ownership
17.3% of households in the WF8 1JD area have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.
Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.