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Transport in NE29 8FB

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE29 8FB, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Preston Grange
Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,125 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE29 8FB is

22 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from NE29 8FB itself. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
22
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
1
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    West Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 02
    Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Shiremoor (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 04
    Whitley Bay (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 05
    Cullercoats (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 06
    North Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 07
    Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 08
    Northumberland Park Railway Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 09
    Meadow Well (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 10
    Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear) Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 11
    Tynemouth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 12
    Percy Main (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Barnstaple Road-Abbots Way, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.8% of working residents in the NE29 8FB area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 52.8% drive to work.

NE29 8FBEngland
Work from home31.8%31.5%
Drive52.8%44.5%
Car passenger2.5%3.9%
Bus or coach2.6%4.3%
Train0.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.1%1.9%
On foot5.9%7.6%
Bicycle1.2%2.1%
Other1.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

15.8% of households in the NE29 8FB area have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

NE29 8FBEngland
No car or van15.8%23.5%
145.7%41.3%
229.9%26.1%
3 or more8.6%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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