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Transport in DH4 7BB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near DH4 7BB, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Newbottle & Penshaw
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,654 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DH4 7BB is

8 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from DH4 7BB itself. Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
8
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: St Aidans Terrace-Flighters, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22.6% of working residents in the DH4 7BB area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 56.8% drive to work.

DH4 7BBEngland
Work from home22.6%31.5%
Drive56.8%44.5%
Car passenger5.2%3.9%
Bus or coach5.5%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.1%1.9%
On foot4.8%7.6%
Bicycle1.9%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

23.5% of households in the DH4 7BB area have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

DH4 7BBEngland
No car or van23.5%23.5%
140.7%41.3%
224.6%26.1%
3 or more11.3%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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