Coundon
Ward in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.676, -1.645 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 23 31 |
| Dialling code: | 01388 (Bishop Auckland) |
Coundon is an electoral ward in County Durham, in north-east England, combining a village core with surrounding residential neighbourhoods and patches of countryside. Its setting close to larger centres such as Durham gives residents easy access to urban services while retaining a local village feel marked by small shops, churches and green spaces.
The ward carries a visible industrial heritage from the county’s mining era, reflected in older terraced housing and long-established community institutions; today it is largely residential, with many people commuting to nearby towns for work. Local life centres on community groups, pubs and footpaths, and there is ongoing interest in preserving amenities and promoting regeneration while keeping the area’s quieter, semi-rural character.
Postcode districts covering Coundon
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 22.2 miles
- Sunderland 17.8 miles
- Middlesbrough 18.9 miles
- Darlington 10.6 miles
- Hartlepool 17.2 miles
- South Shields 22.9 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 14.8 miles
- Gateshead 18.5 miles
- Washington 16.4 miles
- Durham 7.9 miles
- Wallsend 23 miles
- Newburn 21.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Coundon and Leeholme Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Byers Green Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Dene Valley Parish 1.7 miles
- Bishop Auckland Town Ward 1.7 miles
- Kirk Merrington Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Eldon Lane and Coundon Grange Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Bishop Auckland Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Eldon Parish 2.4 miles
- Woodhouse Close Ward 2.6 miles
- Shildon and Dene Valley Ward 2.6 miles
- Spennymoor Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Hunwick Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Coundon
DL14 8GA, DL14 8DF, DL14 8PB, DL14 8QX, DL14 8LR, DL14 8DB, DL14 8HF, DL14 8LX, DL14 8LB … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 14.4 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 25 miles
- Bishop Auckland Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Shildon Railway Station 3.5 miles
Hotels near Coundon Ad
- Thomas Wright House 1.7 miles
- Park Head Hotel 3 0.7 miles
- Superb Lime Guest House 2.2 miles
- Super 8 by Wyndham Durham 2.5 6 miles
- The Saxon Inn 4 2.7 miles
- Manor House Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- Premier Inn Bishop Auckland 3 3.1 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 7.4 miles
- Hardwick Hall Hotel 4 7.1 miles
- Redworth Hall Hotel 4 5.1 miles
Schools in Coundon
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon Primary
- Victoria Lane Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Windlestone Country house 2.6 miles
- University of Durham University 6.7 miles
- Sedgefield racecourse Recreation 7.4 miles
- Raby Castle Archaeological site 8.6 miles
- Streatlam Castle Estate 11.7 miles
- The Darlington Arena Stadium 12.4 miles
- Stanwick Hall Estate 13.6 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 13.8 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 14 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 14 miles
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 14.6 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 16.8 miles