DH2 1GD postcode in Ouston, County Durham

DH2 1GD is a postcode in Ouston, in the Pelton ward of County Durham. It is in the North Durham parliamentary constituency and the Durham police force area, and has been in use since September 2003.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. County Durham: 85% Typical price £165,000 Homes sold in DH2 1, last 12 months. ▼ 7.3% on the year before Nearest station Chester-le-Street 3.3 km in a straight line

Where DH2 1GD is, and what is near it

Map of DH2 1GD and what is near it Map of DH2 1GD: its centre point, with the 225 other postcodes in the DH2 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DH2 1AB: also in DH2 1DH2 1AE: also in DH2 1DH2 1AG: also in DH2 1DH2 1AQ: also in DH2 1DH2 1AT: also in DH2 1DH2 1AU: also in DH2 1DH2 1AY: also in DH2 1DH2 1BA: also in DH2 1DH2 1BF: also in DH2 1DH2 1BG: also in DH2 1DH2 1BP: also in DH2 1DH2 1DA: also in DH2 1DH2 1DB: also in DH2 1DH2 1DD: also in DH2 1DH2 1DE: also in DH2 1DH2 1DH: also in DH2 1DH2 1DJ: also in DH2 1DH2 1DL: also in DH2 1DH2 1DN: also in DH2 1DH2 1DP: also in DH2 1DH2 1DQ: also in DH2 1DH2 1DR: also in DH2 1DH2 1DS: also in DH2 1DH2 1DT: also in DH2 1DH2 1DU: also in DH2 1DH2 1DW: also in DH2 1DH2 1DX: also in DH2 1DH2 1DY: also in DH2 1DH2 1DZ: also in DH2 1DH2 1EF: also in DH2 1DH2 1EL: also in DH2 1DH2 1EN: also in DH2 1DH2 1EP: also in DH2 1DH2 1ER: also in DH2 1DH2 1ES: also in DH2 1DH2 1ET: also in DH2 1DH2 1EW: also in DH2 1DH2 1EZ: also in DH2 1DH2 1HP: also in DH2 1DH2 1HR: also in DH2 1DH2 1HS: also in DH2 1DH2 1HT: also in DH2 1DH2 1HU: also in DH2 1DH2 1HX: also in DH2 1DH2 1HY: also in DH2 1DH2 1HZ: also in DH2 1DH2 1JA: also in DH2 1DH2 1JB: also in DH2 1DH2 1JD: also in DH2 1DH2 1JH: also in DH2 1DH2 1JJ: also in DH2 1DH2 1JL: also in DH2 1DH2 1JN: also in DH2 1DH2 1JP: also in DH2 1DH2 1JR: also in DH2 1DH2 1JS: also in DH2 1DH2 1JT: also in DH2 1DH2 1JU: also in DH2 1DH2 1JW: also in DH2 1DH2 1JX: also in DH2 1DH2 1JY: also in DH2 1DH2 1JZ: also in DH2 1DH2 1LA: also in DH2 1DH2 1LB: also in DH2 1DH2 1LD: also in DH2 1DH2 1LE: also in DH2 1DH2 1LF: also in DH2 1DH2 1LG: also in DH2 1DH2 1LH: also in DH2 1DH2 1LJ: also in DH2 1DH2 1LL: also in DH2 1DH2 1LN: also in DH2 1DH2 1LP: also in DH2 1DH2 1LQ: also in DH2 1DH2 1LR: also in DH2 1DH2 1LS: also in DH2 1DH2 1LT: also in DH2 1DH2 1LU: also in DH2 1DH2 1LW: also in DH2 1DH2 1LX: also in DH2 1DH2 1LY: also in DH2 1DH2 1QH: also in DH2 1DH2 1QJ: also in DH2 1DH2 1QL: also in DH2 1DH2 1QQ: also in DH2 1DH2 1QR: also in DH2 1DH2 1QS: also in DH2 1DH2 1QT: also in DH2 1DH2 1QU: also in DH2 1DH2 1QW: also in DH2 1DH2 1QX: also in DH2 1DH2 1QY: also in DH2 1DH2 1QZ: also in DH2 1DH2 1RB: also in DH2 1DH2 1RD: also in DH2 1DH2 1RE: also in DH2 1DH2 1RF: also in DH2 1DH2 1RG: also in DH2 1DH2 1RH: also in DH2 1DH2 1RJ: also in DH2 1DH2 1RL: also in DH2 1DH2 1RN: also in DH2 1DH2 1RP: also in DH2 1DH2 1RQ: also in DH2 1DH2 1RR: also in DH2 1DH2 1RS: also in DH2 1DH2 1RT: also in DH2 1DH2 1RU: also in DH2 1DH2 1RW: also in DH2 1DH2 1RX: also in DH2 1DH2 1RY: also in DH2 1DH2 1RZ: also in DH2 1DH2 1SA: also in DH2 1DH2 1SB: also in DH2 1DH2 1SD: also in DH2 1DH2 1SE: also in DH2 1DH2 1SF: also in DH2 1DH2 1SG: also in DH2 1DH2 1SH: also in DH2 1DH2 1SR: also in DH2 1DH2 1ST: also in DH2 1DH2 1TA: also in DH2 1DH2 1TB: also in DH2 1DH2 1TD: also in DH2 1DH2 1TE: also in DH2 1DH2 1TF: also in DH2 1DH2 1TG: also in DH2 1DH2 1TH: also in DH2 1DH2 1TJ: also in DH2 1DH2 1TL: also in DH2 1DH2 1TN: also in DH2 1DH2 1TP: also in DH2 1DH2 1TQ: also in DH2 1DH2 1TR: also in DH2 1DH2 1TU: also in DH2 1DH2 1TW: also in DH2 1DH2 1TX: also in DH2 1DH2 1TY: also in DH2 1DH2 1TZ: also in DH2 1DH2 1UA: also in DH2 1DH2 1UB: also in DH2 1DH2 1UD: also in DH2 1DH2 1UE: also in DH2 1DH2 1UF: also in DH2 1DH2 1UN: also in DH2 1DH2 1UP: also in DH2 1DH2 1UQ: also in DH2 1DH2 1UR: also in DH2 1DH2 1UW: also in DH2 1 2 places, 1.9–2.3 kmChester-le-Street station 3.3 kmDunston station 8.1 kmPelton DH2 1GD Map of DH2 1GD and what is near it Map of DH2 1GD: its centre point, with the 225 other postcodes in the DH2 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 1.9–2.3 kmPelton DH2 1GD
  • DH2 1GD
  • Other postcodes in DH2 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.8814, longitude -1.5997)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DH2 1GD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DH2 1GD?

None of the homes and businesses at DH2 1GD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

County Durham: 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% can get it

County Durham: 98%

The line marks the figure across County Durham.

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

When are the bins collected at DH2 1GD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for DH2 1GD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DH2 1GD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DH2 1GD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across County Durham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DH2 1GD: 7,652 properties in County Durham are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for County Durham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DH2 1GD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DH2 1GD?

Homes in DH2 1 sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 119 sales, down 7.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£165,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£178,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £300,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £178,500 48 sales
  • Terraced £120,000 36 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £67,200 6 sales

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

Across the whole DH2 district: a typical £165,000 from 343 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in DH2 1GD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DH2 1GD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at DH2 1GD

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at DH2 1GD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DH2 1GD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around DH2 1GD. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (53%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DH2 1GD

Band D in County Durham for 2026‑27: £2,622. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,748 (band A) to £2,622 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,748.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 310 (44%)£1,748
Band Babout 200 (28%)£2,039
Band Cabout 170 (24%)£2,331
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,622
Band Ewithheld£3,205
Band Fwithheld£3,788
Band Gwithheld£4,370
Band Hwithheld£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 53% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for County Durham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DH2 1GD is in (ONS area E01020614), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DH2 1GD?

The nearest open schools to DH2 1GD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DH2 1GD, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to DH2 1GD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DH2 1GD is Chester-le-Street Rail Station, 3.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Chester-le-Street Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle
  • Dunston Rail Station Railway station 8.1 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Red Lion, 99 m away.

More stations near DH2 1GD, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near DH2 1GD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DH2 1GD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DH2 1GD?

0 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DH2 1GD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BE EV Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.9 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DH2 1GD?

The nearest to the centre of DH2 1GD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DH2 1GD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DH2 1GD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DH2 1GD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DH2 1GD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DH2 1GD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DH2 1GD?

The nearest vets to the centre of DH2 1GD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DH2 1GD in a conservation area?

The centre of DH2 1GD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DH2 1GD?

Police.uk records 74 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DH2 1GD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences26 reports
Anti-social behaviour21 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Public order7 reports
Other theft4 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports

Also: drugs 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for DH2 1GD

Ward
Pelton
Parish
Ouston
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Ouston
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
September 2003

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

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DH2 1SA80 mDH2 1QX120 mDH2 1RB130 mDH2 1JH160 mDH2 1JN160 mDH2 1QZ170 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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