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Postcode · Newton Aycliffe

Transport in DL5 6LS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near DL5 6LS, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,872 (2024)
Transport

How well connected DL5 6LS is

9 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from DL5 6LS itself. Connectivity scores 3.5 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
9
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Heighington Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Newton Aycliffe Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Royal Telegraph, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

35% of working residents in the DL5 6LS area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 53.8% drive to work.

DL5 6LSEngland
Work from home35%31.5%
Drive53.8%44.5%
Car passenger2.2%3.9%
Bus or coach0.8%4.3%
Train0%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot5.4%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other2.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

6% of households in the DL5 6LS area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

DL5 6LSEngland
No car or van6%23.5%
139.1%41.3%
236.9%26.1%
3 or more18%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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