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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDH9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:28 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:28 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,722 residentsin the Ouston & Beamish census areaMedian age 49.82,589 households82% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,789 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C756 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCraghead Collieryhistoric site · 2.0 miEckmy Lawhill · under a mileEden Hillhill · under a mileHorse Shoewater · under a mileBirtley War Memorialhistoric site · 3.1 miBeamish Woodswoodland · under a mileTeam Valleyvalley · 1.6 miLambton Castlecastle · 4.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesEdenfieldpark · under a mileRoseberry Grange Municipal Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 51 haEden Placepark · under a mileWelfare Parkplaying field · under a mileWaldridge Fellpark · 2.4 mi · 111 haRoseberry Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197042 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202648 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.3 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,623 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation130 m427 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 181 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Moor Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryPelton & Fellrose Medical Group7 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyCentrechem3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistRoseberry School House1.0 miPolice stationPelton Police StationChester le Street1.4 miCash machineMasefield Newsagents (Link DC)1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools9 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWest Pelton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 55 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBeamish Primary Schoolages 2-11, 48 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNorth Durham Academyages 11-16, 935 pupils1.8 miCollegeNew College Durham5.8 miUniversityUniversity of Northumbria At Newcastle7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL12 miRailway stationChester-le-Street3.0 miBus stationStanley Bus Station Stand K2.2 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays11 miBus stops39 within a mileCar parkCausey Arch Car ParkNewcastle upon Tyne2.3 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDurham2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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