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Transport in NE8 4EQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE8 4EQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Bensham South & Saltwell
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,747 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE8 4EQ is

60 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from NE8 4EQ 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
60
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
2
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Whitehall Road-Prince Consort Road, 83 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.4% of working residents in the NE8 4EQ area mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 30.3% drive to work.

NE8 4EQEngland
Work from home24.4%31.5%
Drive30.3%44.5%
Car passenger3.8%3.9%
Bus or coach12.6%4.3%
Train0.7%2%
Underground, metro or tram3.9%1.9%
On foot20%7.6%
Bicycle1.6%2.1%
Other2.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

51.3% of households in the NE8 4EQ area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

NE8 4EQEngland
No car or van51.3%23.5%
138.4%41.3%
28.9%26.1%
3 or more1.5%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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