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Transport in NE8 3BQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE8 3BQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Gateshead Town
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,289 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE8 3BQ is

27 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from NE8 3BQ 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
27
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
4
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 02
    Felling (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 03
    Byker (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 04
    Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.9 miles
  • 05
    Manors Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 06
    Manors (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.2 miles
  • 07
    Heworth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.3 miles
  • 08
    Heworth Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 09
    Chillingham Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 10
    Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 11
    Monument (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 12
    Newcastle Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Saltmeadows Road-Business Centre, 159 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

31.4% of working residents in the NE8 3BQ area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 27.6% drive to work.

NE8 3BQEngland
Work from home31.4%31.5%
Drive27.6%44.5%
Car passenger1.7%3.9%
Bus or coach11.6%4.3%
Train1.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram4.4%1.9%
On foot17.9%7.6%
Bicycle2.5%2.1%
Other1.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

60.1% of households in the NE8 3BQ area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

NE8 3BQEngland
No car or van60.1%23.5%
131.9%41.3%
26.4%26.1%
3 or more1.6%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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