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Transport in NE16 5LQ

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

Neighbourhood
Sunniside & Lobley Hill
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,650 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE16 5LQ is

13 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from NE16 5LQ itself. Connectivity scores 2.2 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
2.2/ 10

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

Bus stops
13
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Dunston Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 02
    Metrocentre Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Gateshead Road-Pennyfine Road, 132 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

35.1% of working residents in the NE16 5LQ area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 52.6% drive to work.

NE16 5LQEngland
Work from home35.1%31.5%
Drive52.6%44.5%
Car passenger3%3.9%
Bus or coach2.1%4.3%
Train0.1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%
On foot3.1%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other2.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

14.6% of households in the NE16 5LQ area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

NE16 5LQEngland
No car or van14.6%23.5%
138.1%41.3%
236.9%26.1%
3 or more10.4%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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