Postcode sector · Pontefract

Transport in WF9 3

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near WF9 3, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Wakefield
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Population: 10,396 (2024)

WF9 3Postcode sector · Pontefract

Transport

How well connected WF9 3 is

21 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of WF9 3. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity

5.0/ 10

Good. 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
Moorthorpe Rail Station
Rail station
0.7 miles
02
South Elmsall Rail Station
Rail station
1.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Prospect Terrace, 109 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

13.2% of working residents in WF9 3 mostly work from home, less than half the England average of 31.5%. 62.8% drive to work.

WF9 3England

Work from home13.2%31.5%

Drive62.8%44.5%

Car passenger7.6%3.9%

Bus or coach2.5%4.3%

Train1.2%2%

Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%

On foot8.3%7.6%

Bicycle1%2.1%

Other3.4%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

23.1% of households in WF9 3 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

WF9 3England

No car or van23.1%23.5%

144.2%41.3%

224.3%26.1%

3 or more8.4%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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