Transport in WF8 4JS
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF8 4JS, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontefract South West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,479 (2024)
WF8 4JSPontefract
How well connected WF8 4JS is
60 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF8 4JS 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
- 010.5 milesPontefract Tanshelf Rail StationRail station
- 020.7 milesPontefract Baghill Rail StationRail station
- 031 milePontefract Monkhill Rail StationRail station
- 041.7 milesFeatherstone Rail StationRail station
- 051.8 milesGlasshoughton Rail StationRail station
- 062.8 milesKnottingley Rail StationRail station
- 073.0 milesCastleford Rail StationRail station
Nearest bus stop: Westbourne Rd Mill Hill Lane, 71 yards away.
How people get to work
20.8% of working residents in the WF8 4JS area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 53.8% drive to work.
Car ownership
35.9% of households in the WF8 4JS area have no car or van, well above 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.