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Postcode district · Blaydon-on-Tyne

Transport in NE21

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE21, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Population
20,805 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE21 is

55 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of NE21. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
55
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Blaydon Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 02
    Metrocentre Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Blaydon Bank-Alice Street, 74 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

27.3% of working residents in NE21 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 51.7% drive to work.

NE21England
Work from home27.3%31.5%
Drive51.7%44.5%
Car passenger4.7%3.9%
Bus or coach7.3%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.3%1.9%
On foot5.3%7.6%
Bicycle0.9%2.1%
Other2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

25.7% of households in NE21 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

NE21England
No car or van25.7%23.5%
142.8%41.3%
224.6%26.1%
3 or more6.8%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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