Postcode sector · Pontefract

Transport in WF9 1

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF9 1, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Wakefield
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Population: 9,877 (2024)

WF9 1Postcode sector · Pontefract

Transport

How well connected WF9 1 is

22 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of WF9 1. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity

3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
South Elmsall Rail Station
Rail station
1.6 miles
02
Moorthorpe Rail Station
Rail station
1.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Quarry Lane, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.4% of working residents in WF9 1 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 63.9% drive to work.

WF9 1England

Work from home21.4%31.5%

Drive63.9%44.5%

Car passenger5.4%3.9%

Bus or coach1.8%4.3%

Train0.8%2%

Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%

On foot4.2%7.6%

Bicycle0.8%2.1%

Other1.6%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

14.8% of households in WF9 1 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

WF9 1England

No car or van14.8%23.5%

139.9%41.3%

234.2%26.1%

3 or more11.1%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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