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Transport in NE8 1XS

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

Neighbourhood
Bensham North
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,923 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE8 1XS is

60 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from NE8 1XS itself. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.5/ 10

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

Bus stops
60
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
1
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Whitehall Road-Brighton Road, 127 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

25.9% of working residents in the NE8 1XS area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 25.2% drive to work.

NE8 1XSEngland
Work from home25.9%31.5%
Drive25.2%44.5%
Car passenger4.1%3.9%
Bus or coach8.6%4.3%
Train0.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.7%1.9%
On foot30.3%7.6%
Bicycle1.7%2.1%
Other2.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

50.3% of households in the NE8 1XS area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

NE8 1XSEngland
No car or van50.3%23.5%
135.9%41.3%
211.7%26.1%
3 or more2.1%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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