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Attractions 273 Banks 14 Business services 145 Cinemas 6 Education 402 Health and beauty 1,024 Home improvement 446 Hotels 45 Leisure 107 Property services 111 Pubs 175 Restaurants 448 Shops 1,748 Takeaways 308

Local Information

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

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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 landmarksBirtley War Memorialhistoric site · 1.3 miLambton Castlecastle · 2.6 miTeam Collieryhistoric site · 2.4 miVirginia Waterlake · 2.1 miBowes Lakelake · 2.2 miTeam Valleyvalley · under a mileMatch Islandisland · 2.2 miChester Burn viaductviaduct · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps

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 milePolice stationPelton Police StationChester le Streetunder a mileCash machinePost OfficeChester Le Streetunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps

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 mileCar parkGalleries Shopping Centre Car ParkTyne & Wear2.7 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDurhamunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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

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Supermarkets in Ouston

Perkinsville Food Store - Chester le Street, Pelton
26 Front Street, Chester le Street, Pelton, DH2 1QW · under a mile
R E & B Hancock - Pelton
Drum Industrial Estate, Drum Industrial Estate, Pelton, DH2 1AG · under a mile
The Co-Operative Food - Pelton
THE CO-OPERATIVE FOOD FRONT STREET, Pelton, DH2 1DE · under a mile
Thorne and Derrick International - Pelton, Chester le Street
Unit 7, Lumley Court, Pelton, Chester le Street, DH2 1AN · under a mile
Hydraulic Equipment Supermarkets - Chester le Street, Drum Ind Est
Unit 7A, Chester le Street, Drum Ind Est, DH2 1SS · under a mile
Safeway Stores - Birtley, Gateshead
34 Durham Road, Birtley, Gateshead, DH3 2QH · 1.1 mi
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited - Birtley
34 Durham Road, Birtley, DH3 2QH · 1.1 mi
Tesco - Chester le Street
North Burns, Chester le Street, DH3 3TF · 1.8 mi
Aldi - Chester le Street
ALDI PICKTREE LANE, Chester le Street, DH3 3SN · 1.9 mi
Chester Le Street - Chester Le Street
16a North Burns, Chester Le Street, DH3 3TF · 1.9 mi
Price Watch - Chester le Street
6 Gibside, Chester le Street, DH2 2TT · 1.9 mi
Iceland - Chester le Street
UNIT 17 ST CUTHBERTS WALK, Chester le Street, DH3 3YQ · 2.0 mi
Morrisons - Chester le Street
MORRISONS ST CUTHBERTS WALK, Chester le Street, DH3 3YQ · 2.0 mi
Co op - Chester le Street, St Cuthberts Walk
StCuthberts Walk Shopping Centre, Chester le Street, St Cuthberts Walk, DH3 3YG · 2.0 mi
Sainsbury's - Chester le Street
7 THE AVENUE, Chester le Street, DH2 2DE · 2.1 mi
Heron Foods - Chester le Street
119 FRONT STREET, Chester le Street, DH3 3BL · 2.2 mi
Opsec Delta - Birtley
40 Phoenix Road, Birtley, NE38 0AD · 2.2 mi
Makro Washington - Fatfield
Wear Industrial Estate, Sedling Rd, Fatfield, NE37 1LX · 2.3 mi
Iceland - Chester le Street
17 Saint Cuthberts Avenue, Chester le Street, DH3 3PS · 2.3 mi
Trevor Green Floral Sundries - Fatfield
Wear Industrial Estate, 33-34 Sedling Rd, Fatfield, NE38 9BZ · 2.6 mi
Morrisons Daily - Wrekenton, Gateshead
1-3 Trafford, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 6NF · 2.6 mi
Aldi - Washington NE37
1 Armstrong Road, Washington NE37, NE37 1PR · 2.7 mi
Asda - Washington NE38
Asda Stores, Washington NE38, NE38 7NF · 2.8 mi
Aldi Foodstores Ltd. - Washington NE38
Unit C, Washington NE38, NE38 7RW · 2.8 mi
Dinning Electrical Wholesale - Lamesley, Gateshead
5 Stirling Ct, Lamesley, Gateshead, NE11 0JF · 2.9 mi
Asda Express Washington - Parsons Road PFS - Washington NE37
ASDA, Washington NE37, NE37 1EZ · 2.9 mi
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods - Lamesley, Gateshead
Unit 7C Team Valley Retail Park, Lamesley, Gateshead, NE11 0BD · 2.9 mi
Asda Living - Lamesley, Gateshead
Unit 7 Team Valley Retail Park, Lamesley, Gateshead, NE11 0BD · 2.9 mi
Argos - Lamesley, Gateshead
Homebase, Team Valley Retail Park World Unit 1, Lamesley, Gateshead, NE11 0BD · 2.9 mi
Farmfoods Limited - Wrekenton, Gateshead
Wrekenton Row, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 7JD · 2.9 mi
Poundzone - Wrekenton, Gateshead
9 Wrekenton Row, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 7JD · 3.0 mi
Sainsbury's - Lamesley, Gateshead
Eleventh Avenue, Lamesley, Gateshead, NE11 0NJ · 3.0 mi
Lidl - Wrekenton, Gateshead
91-103 High Street, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 7JR · 3.1 mi
Aldi Stores Limited - Wrekenton, Gateshead
High Street, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 7JR · 3.1 mi
Ray & Co - Lamesley, Gateshead
Ninth Ave Unit 1, Lamesley, Gateshead, NE11 0EJ · 3.1 mi
Food Frost Ltd - Lamesley, Gateshead
184 Queensway North, Team Valley, Lamesley, Gateshead, NE11 0NY · 3.2 mi
One Stop - Washington NE37
Blue House Lane, Washington NE37, NE37 2TE · 3.4 mi
The Co-operative Group - Wrekenton, Gateshead
Beacon Lough Road, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 6TA · 3.4 mi
Bon Bloemen Ltd - Team Valley, Gateshead
Trade Park, Unit 5 Eastern Ave, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0ZJ · 3.5 mi
Bestway Team Valley - Team Valley, Gateshead
262, Princess Way Central, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0TU · 3.5 mi

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Costcutter - Houghton le Spring
1 Westbourne Terrace, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4QT
4.2 miles away
Tesco - Belmont, Durham
Rennys Lane, Belmont, Durham, DH1 2RW
7.5 miles away
Asda - Sunderland
Leechmere Road Industrial Esta, Sunderland, SR2 9TT
8.9 miles away
Ahmed Superstore - South Shields
2 New George Street, South Shields, NE33 5DU
9.6 miles away
Heron Frozen Foods (446 Welbeck Road) - Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne
446 Welbeck Road, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2NY
6.4 miles away