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Transport in WF8 2LA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF8 2LA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Pontefract North East
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,809 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF8 2LA is

14 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF8 2LA itself. Connectivity scores 4.3 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
14
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Knottingley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 03
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 04
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 05
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Nyland, 138 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.8% of working residents in the WF8 2LA area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 65.3% drive to work.

WF8 2LAEngland
Work from home21.8%31.5%
Drive65.3%44.5%
Car passenger4.9%3.9%
Bus or coach2%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other1.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

9.3% of households in the WF8 2LA area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WF8 2LAEngland
No car or van9.3%23.5%
144.4%41.3%
236%26.1%
3 or more10.3%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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