Postcode sector · Seaham

Transport in SR7 8

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SR7 8, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: County Durham
Region: North East
Population: 13,638 (2024)

SR7 8Postcode sector · Seaham

Transport

How well connected SR7 8 is

16 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of SR7 8. Connectivity scores 4.7 out of 10: good.

Connectivity

4.7/ 10

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

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Seaham Rail Station
Rail station
0.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Dalton Heights Roundabout, 0.3 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

20.6% of working residents in SR7 8 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 57.4% drive to work.

SR7 8England

Work from home20.6%31.5%

Drive57.4%44.5%

Car passenger6.3%3.9%

Bus or coach4.8%4.3%

Train0.4%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot7.4%7.6%

Bicycle0.9%2.1%

Other2.1%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

28.6% of households in SR7 8 have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

SR7 8England

No car or van28.6%23.5%

143.2%41.3%

221.8%26.1%

3 or more6.4%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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