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Transport in WF8 2LY

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

Neighbourhood
Pontefract North East
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,720 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF8 2LY is

20 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF8 2LY 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
20
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 02
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 03
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 04
    Knottingley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 05
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 06
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Nevison's Leap, 170 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

15.5% of working residents in the WF8 2LY area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 61.3% drive to work.

WF8 2LYEngland
Work from home15.5%31.5%
Drive61.3%44.5%
Car passenger6.7%3.9%
Bus or coach2.9%4.3%
Train1.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot7.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.8%2.1%
Other3.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

20.4% of households in the WF8 2LY area have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

WF8 2LYEngland
No car or van20.4%23.5%
141.1%41.3%
229.8%26.1%
3 or more8.7%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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