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Transport in NE5 2RS

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE5 2RS, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Cowgate
Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,054 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE5 2RS is

41 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from NE5 2RS itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
41
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Metrocentre Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.9 miles
  • 02
    St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 03
    Kingston Park (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 04
    Bank Foot (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 05
    Fawdon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 06
    Haymarket (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 07
    Monument (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 08
    West Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 09
    Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles
  • 10
    Newcastle Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 11
    Wansbeck Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.3 miles
  • 12
    Blaydon Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: Netherby Drive - Ovington Grove, 96 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

26.5% of working residents in the NE5 2RS area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 37.7% drive to work.

NE5 2RSEngland
Work from home26.5%31.5%
Drive37.7%44.5%
Car passenger5.3%3.9%
Bus or coach17.5%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.6%1.9%
On foot7.1%7.6%
Bicycle2%2.1%
Other2.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

46.3% of households in the NE5 2RS area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

NE5 2RSEngland
No car or van46.3%23.5%
140.2%41.3%
211.2%26.1%
3 or more2.3%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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