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Transport in WF8 3RR

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

Neighbourhood
Pontefract South East
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,724 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF8 3RR is

14 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF8 3RR itself. Connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
14
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 mile
  • 02
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 04
    Knottingley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 05
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 06
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Fair View, 51 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

13.9% of working residents in the WF8 3RR area mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 60.1% drive to work.

WF8 3RREngland
Work from home13.9%31.5%
Drive60.1%44.5%
Car passenger7.5%3.9%
Bus or coach5.4%4.3%
Train0.6%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot8%7.6%
Bicycle0.7%2.1%
Other3.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

28.5% of households in the WF8 3RR area have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

WF8 3RREngland
No car or van28.5%23.5%
140.6%41.3%
224.3%26.1%
3 or more6.6%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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