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Transport in NE29 7BQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE29 7BQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Chirton
Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,483 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE29 7BQ is

42 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from NE29 7BQ itself. Connectivity scores 6.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity
6.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
42
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
3
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Meadow Well (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    Percy Main (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 03
    North Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 04
    North Shields Ferry Terminal
    Ferry
    1 mile
  • 05
    Howdon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 06
    Newcastle International Ferry Terminal
    Ferry
    1.1 miles
  • 07
    South Shields Ferry Terminal
    Ferry
    1.2 miles
  • 08
    South Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 09
    Tynemouth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 10
    Jarrow (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 11
    Chichester (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 12
    Hadrian Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Wallsend Road-Lowdham Avenue, 109 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.8% of working residents in the NE29 7BQ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 40.8% drive to work.

NE29 7BQEngland
Work from home21.8%31.5%
Drive40.8%44.5%
Car passenger6.3%3.9%
Bus or coach4.8%4.3%
Train1.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram5.5%1.9%
On foot11.3%7.6%
Bicycle3.3%2.1%
Other4.8%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

44.6% of households in the NE29 7BQ area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

NE29 7BQEngland
No car or van44.6%23.5%
140.9%41.3%
212.2%26.1%
3 or more2.2%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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