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Transport in WF8 1JP

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF8 1JP, 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)
Transport

How well connected WF8 1JP is

25 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF8 1JP itself. 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
25
Within 800m
Rail
3
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 04
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 05
    Knottingley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 06
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 07
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Lady Balk Lane Victoria St, 92 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

23.8% of working residents in the WF8 1JP area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 58.5% drive to work.

WF8 1JPEngland
Work from home23.8%31.5%
Drive58.5%44.5%
Car passenger5.3%3.9%
Bus or coach2.1%4.3%
Train1.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot6.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

17.3% of households in the WF8 1JP area have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

WF8 1JPEngland
No car or van17.3%23.5%
143.4%41.3%
230.1%26.1%
3 or more9.2%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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