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Transport in WF8 2RB

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

Neighbourhood
Pontefract South West
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,430 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF8 2RB is

38 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF8 2RB itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
38
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 04
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 05
    Knottingley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 06
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop: Woodland View, 26 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

27.5% of working residents in the WF8 2RB area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 58.3% drive to work.

WF8 2RBEngland
Work from home27.5%31.5%
Drive58.3%44.5%
Car passenger3.9%3.9%
Bus or coach1.6%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot5.7%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other1.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

12.6% of households in the WF8 2RB area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

WF8 2RBEngland
No car or van12.6%23.5%
139.6%41.3%
238.4%26.1%
3 or more9.4%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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