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Postcode · Houghton le Spring

Transport in DH5 8ED

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near DH5 8ED, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Houghton Town
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,435 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DH5 8ED is

30 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from DH5 8ED itself. 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
30
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

There are no stations within three miles of DH5 8ED.

Nearest bus stop: Seaham Road-Gillas Lane, 20 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31% of working residents in the DH5 8ED area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 60% drive to work.

DH5 8EDEngland
Work from home31%31.5%
Drive60%44.5%
Car passenger2.9%3.9%
Bus or coach2%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot2.1%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other1.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.1% of households in the DH5 8ED area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

DH5 8EDEngland
No car or van11.1%23.5%
139.8%41.3%
235.6%26.1%
3 or more13.6%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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