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Postcode district · Houghton le Spring

Transport in DH5

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

Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Population
24,685 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DH5 is

29 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of DH5. 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
29
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.

Nearest bus stop: Houghton Road-Woodlea Close, 133 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.3% of working residents in DH5 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 56.1% drive to work.

DH5England
Work from home24.3%31.5%
Drive56.1%44.5%
Car passenger5.2%3.9%
Bus or coach5.7%4.3%
Train0.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot6%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

26.6% of households in DH5 have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

DH5England
No car or van26.6%23.5%
141.9%41.3%
224.5%26.1%
3 or more7%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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