Belmont
Ward in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.786, -1.538 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 29 43 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Belmont is an electoral ward on the northern outskirts of Durham in County Durham, sitting where a small village core meets suburban housing and light industrial areas. It functions largely as a residential and commuter area for the city, with local shops, schools and a community centre serving day-to-day needs while retaining a quieter, village-like character compared with central Durham.
Locally the ward reflects the wider county’s industrial past, with Victorian terraces standing alongside mid- and late-20th-century estates, and community life often organised around schools, sports clubs and green spaces. Its position gives residents easy access to the cultural attractions and employment of Durham while providing ready access to surrounding countryside and walking routes.
Postcode districts covering Belmont
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Sunderland 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Middlesbrough 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Darlington 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Hartlepool 15.3 miles24.7 km
- South Shields 14.3 miles23 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Gateshead 11 miles17.6 km
- Washington 8 miles12.9 km
- Durham 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Wallsend 14.9 miles24 km
- Newburn 15.7 miles25.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Belmont Parish 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Durham Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Sherburn Village Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Sherburn Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Elvet and Gilesgate Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Framwellgate Moor Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- High Pittington Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- City of Durham Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Shincliffe Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Durham South Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Pittington Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Belmont
DH1 2EA, DH1 2YN, DH1 1AE, DH1 1LT, DH1 2GT, DH1 2HQ, DH1 1JQ, DH1 2AZ, DH1 1BF … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Durham Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
Hotels near Belmont Ad
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Delta Hotels Durham Royal County 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 3 4 miles6.4 km
- Durham Castle, University of Durham 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Highfield Hotel 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Bowburn Hall Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- 61 Durham 4 1.8 miles3 km
Schools in Belmont
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primary
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primary
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School Primary
- St Hild's College C of E Primary School, Durham Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate Primary
- St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Durham University 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Outer Harbour Harbour 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Windlestone Country house 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Ravensworth Estate 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Stadium of Light Stadium 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 12.9 miles20.7 km