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Transport in NE4 8BQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE4 8BQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Benwell
Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,796 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE4 8BQ is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from NE4 8BQ itself. 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
39
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Metrocentre Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.6 miles
  • 02
    Dunston Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 03
    St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 04
    Newcastle Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles
  • 05
    Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 06
    Blaydon Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles
  • 07
    Monument (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 08
    Haymarket (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 09
    Manors Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 10
    Manors (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles
  • 11
    Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles
  • 12
    Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Buddle Road-Violet Close, 49 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

20% of working residents in the NE4 8BQ area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 42.5% drive to work.

NE4 8BQEngland
Work from home20%31.5%
Drive42.5%44.5%
Car passenger6.3%3.9%
Bus or coach16%4.3%
Train0.8%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.1%1.9%
On foot8.6%7.6%
Bicycle1.5%2.1%
Other3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

44.7% of households in the NE4 8BQ area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

NE4 8BQEngland
No car or van44.7%23.5%
138.6%41.3%
213.7%26.1%
3 or more3%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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