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Transport in NE8 4QL

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

Neighbourhood
Bensham South & Saltwell
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,578 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE8 4QL is

53 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from NE8 4QL 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
53
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
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.1 miles
  • 03
    Dunston Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.2 miles
  • 04
    Newcastle Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.3 miles
  • 05
    Central Station (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.4 miles
  • 06
    Felling (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 07
    Manors Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.6 miles
  • 08
    Monument (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 09
    Manors (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.7 miles
  • 10
    St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 11
    Haymarket (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.9 miles
  • 12
    Heworth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Corpus Christi Rc Primary School, 34 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

28.6% of working residents in the NE8 4QL area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 31.6% drive to work.

NE8 4QLEngland
Work from home28.6%31.5%
Drive31.6%44.5%
Car passenger4.3%3.9%
Bus or coach12.1%4.3%
Train0.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram2.1%1.9%
On foot14.4%7.6%
Bicycle1.7%2.1%
Other4.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

51.6% of households in the NE8 4QL area have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

NE8 4QLEngland
No car or van51.6%23.5%
137.8%41.3%
29.5%26.1%
3 or more1%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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