Transport in NE16 4RR
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE16 4RR, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- Sunniside & Lobley Hill
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,400 (2024)
How well connected NE16 4RR is
28 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from NE16 4RR itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.
Limited. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.
The nearest stations
- 011.2 milesDunston Rail StationRail station
- 021.3 milesMetrocentre Rail StationRail station
- 032.5 milesBlaydon Rail StationRail station
- 042.8 milesNewcastle Rail StationRail station
- 052.9 milesCentral Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)Metro, tram or underground
- 062.9 milesGateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)Metro, tram or underground
- 073.0 milesSt James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)Metro, tram or underground
Nearest bus stop: Washingwell Community Primary School, 118 yards away.
How people get to work
29% of working residents in the NE16 4RR area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 51.4% drive to work.
Car ownership
20.9% of households in the NE16 4RR area have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.
Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.