Transport in NE26 1BQ
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE26 1BQ, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitley Sands
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,544 (2024)
NE26 1BQWhitley Bay
How well connected NE26 1BQ is
29 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from NE26 1BQ itself. Connectivity scores 6.0 out of 10: very good.
Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.
The nearest stations
- 010.6 milesWhitley Bay (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)Metro, tram or underground
- 020.6 milesMonkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)Metro, tram or underground
- 031 mileCullercoats (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)Metro, tram or underground
- 041.3 milesWest Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)Metro, tram or underground
- 052.2 milesTynemouth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)Metro, tram or underground
- 062.5 milesShiremoor (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)Metro, tram or underground
- 072.8 milesNorth Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)Metro, tram or underground
Nearest bus stop: Whitley Bay Park Avenue, 0.1 miles away.
How people get to work
46.1% of working residents in the NE26 1BQ area mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 41.2% drive to work.
Car ownership
9.4% of households in the NE26 1BQ area have no car or van, less than half 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.