Transport in WF8 9FA
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF8 9FA, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontefract North West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,903 (2024)
WF8 9FAPontefract
How well connected WF8 9FA is
63 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from WF8 9FA 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
- 010.2 milesPontefract Baghill Rail StationRail station
- 020.4 milesPontefract Tanshelf Rail StationRail station
- 030.4 milesPontefract Monkhill Rail StationRail station
- 041.7 milesGlasshoughton Rail StationRail station
- 052.2 milesKnottingley Rail StationRail station
- 062.3 milesFeatherstone Rail StationRail station
- 072.9 milesCastleford Rail StationRail station
Nearest bus stop: Horsefair, 20 yards away.
How people get to work
17% of working residents in the WF8 9FA area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 49.8% drive to work.
Car ownership
42.2% of households in the WF8 9FA 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.