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Transport in NE8 4JQ

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

Neighbourhood
Bensham South & Saltwell
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,902 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE8 4JQ is

57 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from NE8 4JQ 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
57
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
2
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

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

Nearest bus stop: Durham Road-Dryden Road, 45 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

32.2% of working residents in the NE8 4JQ area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 31.9% drive to work.

NE8 4JQEngland
Work from home32.2%31.5%
Drive31.9%44.5%
Car passenger3.5%3.9%
Bus or coach12.1%4.3%
Train0.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram1.8%1.9%
On foot13.7%7.6%
Bicycle1.8%2.1%
Other2.4%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

44.6% of households in the NE8 4JQ area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

NE8 4JQEngland
No car or van44.6%23.5%
142.1%41.3%
210.7%26.1%
3 or more2.6%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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