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Transport in WF8 3BB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF8 3BB, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Ackworth & Darrington
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,601 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF8 3BB is

8 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF8 3BB itself. Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
8
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 02
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 03
    Knottingley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Sotheron Croft, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

32.3% of working residents in the WF8 3BB area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 57.5% drive to work.

WF8 3BBEngland
Work from home32.3%31.5%
Drive57.5%44.5%
Car passenger4.2%3.9%
Bus or coach0.9%4.3%
Train0%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other1.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.8% of households in the WF8 3BB area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WF8 3BBEngland
No car or van7.8%23.5%
139.6%41.3%
237%26.1%
3 or more15.7%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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