Transport in WF8 2UP
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF8 2UP, 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)
WF8 2UPPontefract
How well connected WF8 2UP is
26 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF8 2UP 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
- 010.4 milesPontefract Monkhill Rail StationRail station
- 020.8 milesPontefract Baghill Rail StationRail station
- 031 milePontefract Tanshelf Rail StationRail station
- 041.6 milesKnottingley Rail StationRail station
- 051.8 milesGlasshoughton Rail StationRail station
- 062.7 milesCastleford Rail StationRail station
- 073.0 milesFeatherstone Rail StationRail station
Nearest bus stop: New Hall Road, 0.1 miles away.
How people get to work
15.5% of working residents in the WF8 2UP area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 61.3% drive to work.
Car ownership
20.4% of households in the WF8 2UP area have no car or van, below 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.