Transport in WF8 4RA
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF8 4RA, 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)
WF8 4RAPontefract
How well connected WF8 4RA is
30 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF8 4RA 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
- 01163 yardsPontefract Tanshelf Rail StationRail station
- 020.7 milesPontefract Baghill Rail StationRail station
- 030.8 milesPontefract Monkhill Rail StationRail station
- 041.3 milesGlasshoughton Rail StationRail station
- 051.9 milesFeatherstone Rail StationRail station
- 062.4 milesCastleford Rail StationRail station
- 072.7 milesKnottingley Rail StationRail station
Nearest bus stop: Pontefract Park Gates, 72 yards away.
How people get to work
28.3% of working residents in the WF8 4RA area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 55.2% drive to work.
Car ownership
20.1% of households in the WF8 4RA area have no car or van, below 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.