Chester-le-Street East
Ward in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.852, -1.568 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 27 50 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Chester-le-Street East sits on the eastern edge of Chester-le-Street in County Durham, England, where suburban streets meet greenbelt and remnants of the old coalfield landscape. The area is close to the River Wear and lies within a locality rich in history - the town is noted for its Roman roots and for once safeguarding the shrine of St Cuthbert - so traces of the past sit alongside later Victorian and post-war housing.
Today the ward is largely residential with local shops, schools and community facilities serving families and commuters. Economic life has shifted from mining to a more mixed pattern of small businesses and outward commuting, helped by good road and rail links to Durham and Newcastle; there is also a strong local sporting and volunteer scene that helps knit the neighbourhood together.
Postcode districts covering Chester-le-Street East
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 10.5 miles
- Sunderland 6.8 miles
- Middlesbrough 24.5 miles
- Darlington 22.1 miles
- Hartlepool 19 miles
- South Shields 10.7 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 21.8 miles
- Gateshead 6.3 miles
- Washington 4.1 miles
- Durham 4.9 miles
- Wallsend 10.5 miles
- Newburn 11.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chester-le-Street Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Chester-le-Street North Ward 1 mile
- Chester-le-Street South Ward 1.3 miles
- Chester-le-Street West Central Ward 1.4 miles
- Lumley Ward 1.4 miles
- Little Lumley Parish 1.5 miles
- Great Lumley Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Waldridge Parish 1.5 miles
- North Lodge Parish 1.6 miles
- Whitehill Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Bournmoor Built-up area 2 miles
- Pelton Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Chester-le-Street East
DH3 3LP, DH3 3JP, DH3 3PE, DH3 3BE, DH3 3QU, DH3 3QQ, DH3 3SU, DH3 3JH, DH3 3JT … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 13.7 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 24.3 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Durham Railway Station 5 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 8.8 miles
- Haymarket bus station 8.8 miles
Hotels near Chester-le-Street East Ad
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 0.6 miles
- Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Bw Premier Collection 4 4.8 miles
- Riding Farm Cottages 4 3.9 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 5.3 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 5.5 miles
- The Highfield Hotel 3.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Washington 4 2.5 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 4.9 miles
- Beamish Park Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 8.5 miles
Schools in Chester-le-Street East
- Cestria Primary School Primary
- Park View School Secondary
- Red Rose Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street Primary
Local points of interest
- Dunkeld Close Estate 2.6 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 3.7 miles
- University of Durham University 6 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 6 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 7.6 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 8.2 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 8.3 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 8.4 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 8.4 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 8.4 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 8.7 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 8.7 miles