Ouston

Ouston is covered by postcode district DH2. It is in the County Durham council area, England.

ONS publishes this built-up area as Ouston (County Durham).

Typical price £170,000 Homes sold in Ouston, last 12 months. ▲ 3.3% on the year before Gigabit broadband 69 of 77 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 2 2 primary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Ouston, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Ouston, by flood risk Of the 78 postcodes in Ouston that ONS places, 78 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Ouston. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A693 DH2 1AT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1BF: not on the flood risk listDH2 1BG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1EN: not on the flood risk listDH2 1EP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1ER: not on the flood risk listDH2 1ES: not on the flood risk listDH2 1EW: not on the flood risk listDH2 1GD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HR: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HU: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HX: not on the flood risk listDH2 1HY: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JA: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JN: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JR: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JS: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JU: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JW: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JX: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JY: not on the flood risk listDH2 1JZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LA: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LE: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LF: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LR: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LS: not on the flood risk listDH2 1LW: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QR: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QS: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QU: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QW: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QX: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QY: not on the flood risk listDH2 1QZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RB: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RD: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RE: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RF: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RJ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RL: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RN: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RQ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RR: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RS: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RT: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RU: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RW: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RX: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RY: not on the flood risk listDH2 1RZ: not on the flood risk listDH2 1SA: not on the flood risk listDH2 1SF: not on the flood risk listDH2 1SG: not on the flood risk listDH2 1SH: not on the flood risk listDH2 1TP: not on the flood risk listDH2 1UQ: not on the flood risk list Ouston Map of every postcode in Ouston, by flood risk Of the 78 postcodes in Ouston that ONS places, 78 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Ouston. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Ouston
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 78

Of the 78 postcodes in Ouston that ONS places, 78 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.8825, longitude -1.5989. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in Ouston?

Homes sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.3% on the 12 months before. At 69 of the 77 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 78 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 2 primary schools at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Pelton & Fellrose Medical Group, 1.1 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Chester-le-Street, 3.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Ouston?

Homes in Ouston sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, up 3.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£170,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£164,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £265,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £180,250 16 sales
  • Terraced £132,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DH2 district, Ouston's main postcode district: a typical £165,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Ouston: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Ouston?

2 of the 78 postcodes now in use in Ouston came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 48 homes sold in Ouston were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DH2 district, 16%.

The newest postcodes

DH2 1BGsince July 2026DH2 1BFsince September 2022

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn OustonAcross the DH2 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 35 (0%) 21 of 343 (6%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 48 (0%) 77 of 486 (16%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Ouston?

Ofcom reports on 77 of the 78 postcodes in Ouston. At 69 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit69 of 77
Postcodes where every home can get superfast73 of 77

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Ouston at risk of flooding?

None of the 78 postcodes in Ouston is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Ouston?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Ouston. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Ouston?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ouston is Chester-le-Street Rail Station, 3.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Chester-le-Street Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Dunston Rail Station Railway station 8.0 kmDrive
  • Heworth Rail Station Railway station 8.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Ouston?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Ouston. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Ouston safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 790 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Ouston over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 50 September 2025
  2. 62 October 2025
  3. 50 November 2025
  4. 54 December 2025
  5. 52 January 2026
  6. 95 February 2026
  7. 79 March 2026
  8. 56 April 2026
  9. 71 May 2026
  10. 61 June 2026
  11. 85 July 2026
  12. 75 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences273 reports
Anti-social behaviour173 reports
Criminal damage and arson145 reports
Public order44 reports
Other theft32 reports
Burglary31 reports
Other crime28 reports
Shoplifting22 reports

Also: vehicle crime 19, drugs 8, possession of weapons 6, robbery 5, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Ouston?

Council
County Durham
Parliamentary constituency
North Durham
Police force area
Durham
Region
North East
Country
England
MP
Luke Akehurst (Labour)

All 78 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Ouston postcodes

78 postcodes in use in Ouston, by district:

DH2 postcode district,78 postcodes

That district is in the DH postcode area.

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Places near Ouston

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Ouston's £170,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Pelton1.4 km, £185,000Birtley2.1 km, £174,225Chester-le-Street3.1 km, £172,000Springwell5.1 km, £157,000Washington5.2 km, £155,000Bournmoor6.0 km, £205,000Great Lumley6.1 km, £190,000Stanley6.3 km, £120,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Ouston

What is it like to live in Ouston?
Homes sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.3% on the 12 months before. At 69 of the 77 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 78 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 2 primary schools at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Pelton & Fellrose Medical Group, 1.1 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Chester-le-Street, 3.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Ouston?
Ouston is covered by postcode district DH2, across 78 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Ouston in?
Ouston is in the County Durham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Ouston?
Ouston is in the North Durham parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Luke Akehurst (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Ouston?
Homes in Ouston sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, up 3.3% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Ouston?
In Ouston, primary schools at its postcodes include St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston and Ouston Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy, 2.2 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Ouston have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ouston is Chester-le-Street, 3.4 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Ouston?
Ofcom reports on 77 of the 78 postcodes in Ouston. At 69 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Ouston at risk of flooding?
None of the 78 postcodes in Ouston is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Ouston?
2 of the 78 postcodes now in use in Ouston came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 48 homes sold in Ouston were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DH2 district, 16%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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