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Transport in NE16 5BB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE16 5BB, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Sunniside & Lobley Hill
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,394 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE16 5BB is

9 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from NE16 5BB itself. Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
9
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Metrocentre Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 02
    Dunston Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.6 miles
  • 03
    Blaydon Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Kingsway-Gladeley Way, 0.3 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.9% of working residents in the NE16 5BB area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 56.7% drive to work.

NE16 5BBEngland
Work from home30.9%31.5%
Drive56.7%44.5%
Car passenger3.2%3.9%
Bus or coach4.2%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot2.5%7.6%
Bicycle0.6%2.1%
Other1.5%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

17.9% of households in the NE16 5BB area have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

NE16 5BBEngland
No car or van17.9%23.5%
143.7%41.3%
229.7%26.1%
3 or more8.7%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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