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Transport in NE8 2UW

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE8 2UW, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Bensham North
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,981 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE8 2UW is

64 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from NE8 2UW 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
64
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
    Newcastle Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 03
    Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 04
    Dunston Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 05
    Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 06
    Monument (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 07
    Manors Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 08
    St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 09
    Manors (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 10
    Haymarket (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 11
    Felling (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 12
    Metrocentre Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bensham Court, 64 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.4% of working residents in the NE8 2UW area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 39% drive to work.

NE8 2UWEngland
Work from home24.4%31.5%
Drive39%44.5%
Car passenger5.3%3.9%
Bus or coach12.4%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram2.3%1.9%
On foot10.3%7.6%
Bicycle2.7%2.1%
Other3.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

54.8% of households in the NE8 2UW area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

NE8 2UWEngland
No car or van54.8%23.5%
131.3%41.3%
210.8%26.1%
3 or more3.1%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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