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Transport in WF8 2RT

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF8 2RT, 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)
Transport

How well connected WF8 2RT is

61 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF8 2RT 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
61
Within 800m
Rail
3
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 04
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 06
    Knottingley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Swanhill Mews, 58 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

16.4% of working residents in the WF8 2RT area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 56.1% drive to work.

WF8 2RTEngland
Work from home16.4%31.5%
Drive56.1%44.5%
Car passenger6.4%3.9%
Bus or coach5.6%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot10.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other3.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

29.3% of households in the WF8 2RT area have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

WF8 2RTEngland
No car or van29.3%23.5%
139.4%41.3%
225%26.1%
3 or more6.2%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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