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Transport in DH4 6GR

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near DH4 6GR, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Shiney Row
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,867 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DH4 6GR is

12 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from DH4 6GR itself. Connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
12
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Station Road
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 02
    Chester-le-Street Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 03
    Bullion Lane
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Golf Course Road-Bowes Lea, 0.3 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

32.2% of working residents in the DH4 6GR area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 61.7% drive to work.

DH4 6GREngland
Work from home32.2%31.5%
Drive61.7%44.5%
Car passenger2.4%3.9%
Bus or coach1.5%4.3%
Train0.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot0.4%7.6%
Bicycle0.3%2.1%
Other1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

4.8% of households in the DH4 6GR area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

DH4 6GREngland
No car or van4.8%23.5%
133%41.3%
253.1%26.1%
3 or more9.1%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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