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Transport in SR5 1LY

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SR5 1LY, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Southwick
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,496 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SR5 1LY is

53 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 5 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from SR5 1LY itself. Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
10.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
53
Within 800m
Rail
2
Within a mile
Metro & tram
3
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Stadium Of Light (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 02
    Seaburn (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 03
    Seaburn Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 04
    St Peters Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 05
    St Peter's (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 06
    Sunderland (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 07
    Sunderland Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 08
    Millfield (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 09
    Park Lane (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 10
    University (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 11
    Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 12
    East Boldon Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Newcastle Road-Newbridge Avenue, 113 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22.3% of working residents in the SR5 1LY area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 48.8% drive to work.

SR5 1LYEngland
Work from home22.3%31.5%
Drive48.8%44.5%
Car passenger5.7%3.9%
Bus or coach6.8%4.3%
Train0.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram4.4%1.9%
On foot8.9%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

33.5% of households in the SR5 1LY area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

SR5 1LYEngland
No car or van33.5%23.5%
141.9%41.3%
218.7%26.1%
3 or more5.9%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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