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Transport in NE6 5AQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE6 5AQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Heaton Park & Portland Road
Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
3,249 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE6 5AQ is

63 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 6 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from NE6 5AQ itself. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

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

Bus stops
63
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
5
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Byker (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 03
    Chillingham Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 04
    Manors (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 05
    Manors Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.8 miles
  • 06
    Haymarket (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 07
    Monument (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 08
    West Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 09
    Walkergate (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 10
    Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 11
    St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 12
    Newcastle Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Warwick Street-Stratford Road, 70 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.8% of working residents in the NE6 5AQ area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 25.4% drive to work.

NE6 5AQEngland
Work from home29.8%31.5%
Drive25.4%44.5%
Car passenger2.4%3.9%
Bus or coach7.6%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram2.8%1.9%
On foot24%7.6%
Bicycle4.4%2.1%
Other2.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

42.3% of households in the NE6 5AQ area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

NE6 5AQEngland
No car or van42.3%23.5%
138.9%41.3%
215.5%26.1%
3 or more3.4%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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