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Transport in DH8 6FA

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near DH8 6FA, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,036 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DH8 6FA is

2 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from DH8 6FA itself. Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
0.3/ 10

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

Bus stops
2
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 DH8 6FA.

Nearest bus stop: Manor Road, 0.4 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

33.3% of working residents in the DH8 6FA area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 56.8% drive to work.

DH8 6FAEngland
Work from home33.3%31.5%
Drive56.8%44.5%
Car passenger2.5%3.9%
Bus or coach3%4.3%
Train0.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot1.9%7.6%
Bicycle0.5%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.6% of households in the DH8 6FA area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

DH8 6FAEngland
No car or van11.6%23.5%
140.1%41.3%
233.4%26.1%
3 or more14.9%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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