Transport in WF8 1LP
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF8 1LP, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontefract North West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,845 (2024)
WF8 1LPPontefract
How well connected WF8 1LP is
65 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF8 1LP 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
- 010.3 milesPontefract Tanshelf Rail StationRail station
- 020.4 milesPontefract Baghill Rail StationRail station
- 030.7 milesPontefract Monkhill Rail StationRail station
- 041.7 milesGlasshoughton Rail StationRail station
- 052.1 milesFeatherstone Rail StationRail station
- 062.4 milesKnottingley Rail StationRail station
- 072.9 milesCastleford Rail StationRail station
Nearest bus stop: Valley Gardens A, 157 yards away.
How people get to work
16.4% of working residents in the WF8 1LP area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 56.1% drive to work.
Car ownership
29.3% of households in the WF8 1LP area have no car or van, above 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.