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Transport in WF8 3EG

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

Neighbourhood
Ackworth & Darrington
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,863 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF8 3EG is

1 bus stop within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF8 3EG itself. Connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.2/ 10

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

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

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 02
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Doncaster Rd Whitegate Lane, 0.4 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

35% of working residents in the WF8 3EG area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 55.2% drive to work.

WF8 3EGEngland
Work from home35%31.5%
Drive55.2%44.5%
Car passenger3.1%3.9%
Bus or coach0.7%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot3.4%7.6%
Bicycle0.8%2.1%
Other1.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

7.9% of households in the WF8 3EG area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

WF8 3EGEngland
No car or van7.9%23.5%
134.5%41.3%
241.7%26.1%
3 or more16%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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