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Transport in Sunderland

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

Council: Sunderland
Region: North East
Population: 179,216 (2024)

SunderlandCity

Transport

How well connected Sunderland is

56 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 6 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of Sunderland. 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

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Millfield (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
Metro, tram or underground
0.5 miles
02
University (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
Metro, tram or underground
0.6 miles
03
Park Lane (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
Metro, tram or underground
0.9 miles
04
Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
Metro, tram or underground
1 mile
05
Sunderland (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
Metro, tram or underground
1 mile
06
Sunderland Rail Station
Rail station
1 mile
07
St Peter's (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
Metro, tram or underground
1.1 miles
08
St Peters Rail Station
Rail station
1.2 miles
09
Stadium Of Light (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
Metro, tram or underground
1.5 miles
10
South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
Metro, tram or underground
1.7 miles
11
Seaburn (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
Metro, tram or underground
2.1 miles
12
Seaburn Rail Station
Rail station
2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Royal Hospital Chester Road B, 120 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22.1% of working residents in Sunderland mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 50.4% drive to work.

SunderlandEngland

Work from home22.1%31.5%

Drive50.4%44.5%

Car passenger6%3.9%

Bus or coach7.6%4.3%

Train0.6%2%

Underground, metro or tram1.3%1.9%

On foot8.4%7.6%

Bicycle1.3%2.1%

Other2.3%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

34.2% of households in Sunderland have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

SunderlandEngland

No car or van34.2%23.5%

140.6%41.3%

219.7%26.1%

3 or more5.5%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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