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Transport in WF8 4BQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF8 4BQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Pontefract North West
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,502 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF8 4BQ is

29 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from WF8 4BQ itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
29
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 03
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 04
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 05
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 06
    Castleford Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Halfpenny Lane St Giles Ave, 23 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28.3% of working residents in the WF8 4BQ area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 55.2% drive to work.

WF8 4BQEngland
Work from home28.3%31.5%
Drive55.2%44.5%
Car passenger4.2%3.9%
Bus or coach2.2%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot6.1%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other1.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

20.1% of households in the WF8 4BQ area have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

WF8 4BQEngland
No car or van20.1%23.5%
136.3%41.3%
234.3%26.1%
3 or more9.2%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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