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Transport in SR5 2PL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SR5 2PL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Southwick
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
3,725 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SR5 2PL is

53 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from SR5 2PL itself. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
8.0/ 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
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
2
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Shakespeare Street-Dyer Square, 13 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

16.3% of working residents in the SR5 2PL area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 47.2% drive to work.

SR5 2PLEngland
Work from home16.3%31.5%
Drive47.2%44.5%
Car passenger6.8%3.9%
Bus or coach11.1%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.2%1.9%
On foot12.1%7.6%
Bicycle1.8%2.1%
Other3.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

47% of households in the SR5 2PL area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

SR5 2PLEngland
No car or van47%23.5%
138.6%41.3%
212.1%26.1%
3 or more2.3%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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