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Transport in WF8

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

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
46,562 (2024)
Transport

How well connected WF8 is

55 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WF8. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
7.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
55
Within 800m
Rail
3
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 03
    Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 04
    Knottingley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles
  • 05
    Glasshoughton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 06
    Featherstone Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Chequerfield Circle, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

23.6% of working residents in WF8 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 58.2% drive to work.

WF8England
Work from home23.6%31.5%
Drive58.2%44.5%
Car passenger5%3.9%
Bus or coach2.8%4.3%
Train0.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot6.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other2.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

19.2% of households in WF8 have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

WF8England
No car or van19.2%23.5%
139.9%41.3%
231.1%26.1%
3 or more9.8%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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