Station Details

Wressle

Station NameWressle
Station CodeWRS
Station OwnerNorthern Trains
Developable Area86.94ha
Development Capacity435 homes (at 5dph)
Local Planning AuthorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required2,408
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered4,164
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score173%
2021 Housing Delivery Test - ConsequenceNone
Network Rail RegionYorkshire and The Humber
Network Rail Sub-RegionEast Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Passengers, 2020 - 202194
Passengers, 2019 - 2020866
UK Station Passenger Rank (Use)2,512

Development Potential

England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Wressle station had 866 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 2 people per day.

For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 5 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.

Wressle is located within the Yorkshire and The Humber railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 86.94ha.

Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 5 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 435 homes.

The station sits within East Riding of Yorkshire planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 173%, having delivered 4,164 homes from a target of 2,408. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.

The total capacity of all East Riding of Yorkshire's stations is 10,076 homes. That's 418% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.

Taking green belt into account, the capacity of East Riding of Yorkshire's stations is 10,076 homes without building on protected land. That's 418% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.