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Transport in NE6 2JL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE6 2JL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Byker East
Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,823 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE6 2JL is

50 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from NE6 2JL 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
50
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
3
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Byker (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 02
    Chillingham Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 03
    Walkergate (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 04
    Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 05
    Manors (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 06
    Manors Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 07
    Felling (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 08
    Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 09
    Heworth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 10
    Heworth Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 11
    Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 12
    Monument (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Welbeck Road-Gillies Street, 108 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

17% of working residents in the NE6 2JL area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 37.1% drive to work.

NE6 2JLEngland
Work from home17%31.5%
Drive37.1%44.5%
Car passenger6.5%3.9%
Bus or coach20.6%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram2.8%1.9%
On foot11.5%7.6%
Bicycle2.3%2.1%
Other1.9%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

59.2% of households in the NE6 2JL area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

NE6 2JLEngland
No car or van59.2%23.5%
132.5%41.3%
26.9%26.1%
3 or more1.4%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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