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Transport in NE8 1XD

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE8 1XD, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Bensham North
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,631 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE8 1XD is

58 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from NE8 1XD 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
58
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
3
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Newcastle Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 03
    Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 04
    Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1 mile
  • 05
    Manors Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 06
    Dunston Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 07
    Monument (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 08
    Manors (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 09
    St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 10
    Haymarket (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 11
    Felling (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 12
    Byker (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bensham Court, 173 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28.1% of working residents in the NE8 1XD area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 29.8% drive to work.

NE8 1XDEngland
Work from home28.1%31.5%
Drive29.8%44.5%
Car passenger5.9%3.9%
Bus or coach9.5%4.3%
Train1.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram3%1.9%
On foot15.9%7.6%
Bicycle2.3%2.1%
Other4.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

48.5% of households in the NE8 1XD area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

NE8 1XDEngland
No car or van48.5%23.5%
138.3%41.3%
211.2%26.1%
3 or more1.9%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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