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Body Piercing Shops 2 Ski Shops 2 Butcher Shops 1 Sewing Shops 1 Cake Shops 1 Auto Repair Shops 1 Tobacco Shops 1 Other Shops 9

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Pubs 10 Restaurants 107 Hotels 11 Supermarkets 10 Takeaways 31 Cinemas 8 Attractions 108 Business services 1 Education 151 Health and beauty 104 Home improvement 141 Property services 58

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DH2 postcode district.

County or areaCounty Durham

Postcode districtDH2

Telephone code01638

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:27 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 December: highs 7°C, lows 2°C762 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)

Nearby landmarksVirginia Waterlake · 2.1 miBowes Lakelake · 2.2 miTeam Valleyvalley · under a mileMatch Islandisland · 2.2 miWeather Hillhill · 1.5 miBog Hillhill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names

Parks and green spacesCoronation Recreation Groundpark · 1.3 miMemorial Parkpark · 1.4 miPelton and District Community Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haBirtley Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 16 haOuston Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haThe Princess Anne Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 43 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace

Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197044 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202650 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database

Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea

Air qualityNO₂ 7.5 · PM_2.5 5.9 · PM₁₀ 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM_2.5Source: 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

Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalSpire Washington Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryPelton & Fellrose Medical Group10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCentrechem8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWheldon Terrace Dental Practice P'shipunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service

SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools13 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Benet's Catholic Primary School, Oustonages 3-11, 217 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOuston Primary Schoolages 3-11, 259 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLord Lawson of Beamish Academyages 11-18, 1,334 pupils1.3 miCollegeGateshead College5.8 miUniversityUniversity of Northumbria At Newcastle6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL11 miRailway stationChester-le-Street2.1 miMetroFelling (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)4.9 miBus stationPark View School - North LodgeChester-le-Street1.1 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays9.6 miBus stops43 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DH2 postcode district.

Body Piercing Shops

Body Piercing Shops in Ouston

Indigo Rose Tattoo - Langley Moor, Durham
21 High Street, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8JN · 8.5 mi
Pureink Tattoo & piercing - Newcastle upon Tyne
95 Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5AE · 6.2 mi

Ski Shops

Ski Shops in Ouston

Mountain Warehouse Durham - Durham
29 Back Silver Street, Durham, DH1 3RD · 7.4 mi
Cotswold Outdoor Durham - Durham
7-8 Back Silver Street, Durham, DH1 3RB · 7.4 mi

Butcher Shops

Butcher Shops in Ouston

Coates Butchers - Coxhoe, Durham
19 Church Street, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4DD · 12.1 mi

Sewing Shops

Sewing Shops in Ouston

CustardBean - Durham
6 Willans Buildings, Durham, DH1 2JS · 7.4 mi

Cake Shops

Cake Shops in Ouston

Cupcake Bazaar - Langley Park
11 Herrington Close, Langley Park, DH7 9FS · 6.8 mi

Auto Repair Shops

Auto Repair Shops in Ouston

Dave's Car Care Centre - South Shields
South Shields, NE33 5BZ · 9.5 mi

Tobacco Shops

Tobacco Shops in Ouston

IDEALA - Newcastle upon Tyne
Newgate Shopping Centre Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5RE · 6.2 mi

Other Shops

Other Shops in Ouston

Barley Mow post office - Birtley, Chester Le Street
25 York Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 2DE · under a mile
Garden Farm post office - Chester Le Street
9-13 Carlingford Road, Chester Le Street, DH2 3EH · 2.5 mi
Grange Villa post office - Pelton, Chester Le Street
2 Front Street, Pelton, Chester Le Street, DH2 3LL · 2.1 mi
Newfield post office - Chester Le Street
6 Front Street, Chester Le Street, DH2 2SL · 1.6 mi
Ouston post office - Ouston, Chester Le Street
14 Arbroath, Ouston, Chester Le Street, DH2 1QY · right here
Pelton Fell post office - Chester Le Street
1 Craghead Road, Chester Le Street, DH2 2NH · 3.1 mi
Pelton post office - Pelton, Chester Le Street
Ernest Street, Pelton, Chester Le Street, DH2 1DU · under a mile
South Pelaw post office - Chester Le Street
Emanuel House, Chester Le Street, DH2 2JE · 1.6 mi
IKEA Gateshead - Gateshead
Metro Park West, Gateshead, NE11 9XS · 6.3 mi

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Peacock Tyre Co - Sunderland
17 Peacock Street West, Sunderland, SR4 6LQ
7.5 miles away

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Top Other Shops in Ouston

Sacriston post office - Sacriston, Durham
The Village Store, 79 Front Street, Sacriston, Durham, DH7 6JW
4.6 miles away
Houghton Le Spring post office - Houghton Le Spring
12 Newbottle Street, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4AA
5.7 miles away
Hetton Road post office - Houghton Le Spring
27 Hetton Road, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8JP
6.5 miles away
Castletown post office - Castletown, Sunderland
35 Ethel Terrace, Castletown, Sunderland, SR5 3BQ
6.6 miles away
High Howdon post office - Wallsend
14-14A Tynemouth Road, Wallsend, NE28 0LF
8.7 miles away