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Postcode district · Darlington

Transport in DL2

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near DL2, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Darlington
Region
North East
Population
40,902 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DL2 is

26 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of DL2. 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
26
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    North Road Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 02
    Darlington Rail Station - Park Lane
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 03
    Darlington Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Darlington Rail Station - main ent
    Rail station
    2.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Chester Grove, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.4% of working residents in DL2 mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 55.6% drive to work.

DL2England
Work from home31.4%31.5%
Drive55.6%44.5%
Car passenger3.6%3.9%
Bus or coach1.4%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot4.6%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other1.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

11.7% of households in DL2 have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

DL2England
No car or van11.7%23.5%
139%41.3%
235.3%26.1%
3 or more14%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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