Ouston
Parish in County Durham, DH2, England
| Coordinates: | 54.886, -1.595 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 26 54 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Ouston is a civil parish in County Durham, a few miles north of Durham and close to Chester-le-Street. Set on the Durham plateau, it comprises small villages, farmland and pockets of woodland, with landscape and settlement patterns shaped by both agriculture and the legacy of the Durham coalfield.
Today the area has a rural‑commuter character: farming remains visible, but many residents travel to Durham or Newcastle for work. Local life is centred on village halls, the parish church and sports clubs, while easy access to the River Wear and Durham’s historic attractions gives a mix of quiet community living with nearby cultural and economic amenities.
Postcode districts covering Ouston
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 7.9 miles
- Sunderland 7.1 miles
- Darlington 24.5 miles
- Hartlepool 21.4 miles
- South Shields 9.6 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 24.4 miles
- Gateshead 3.9 miles
- Washington 3.4 miles
- Durham 7.4 miles
- Wallsend 8.5 miles
- Newburn 8.8 miles
- Whitley Bay 12.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ouston Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Urpeth Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Birtley Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Pelton Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Lamesley Parish 1.6 miles
- Chester-le-Street North Ward 1.6 miles
- Kibblesworth Built-up area 1.6 miles
- North Lodge Parish 1.6 miles
- Newfield Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Chester-le-Street Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Washington South Ward 1.9 miles
- Chester-le-Street West Central Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Ouston
DH2 1RJ, DH2 1QS, DH2 1QT, DH2 1JL, DH2 1LR, DH2 1QX, DH2 1LW, DH2 1RZ, DH2 1QZ … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 11.1 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 26.9 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Dunston Railway Station 4.8 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 6.2 miles
- Haymarket bus station 6.3 miles
Hotels near Ouston Ad
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Washington 3.5 1.5 miles
- Campanile Hotel Washington 1.5 miles
- Travelodge Washington A1 (M) Northbound 3 1.4 miles
- The Bowes Incline 1.7 miles
- Relax Inn Newcastle 0.8 miles
- The Reston Hotel, Part of AG Collection 3 1.5 miles
- INNSiDE Newcastle 4 5.6 miles
- Lumley Castle 4 2.8 miles
- The Angel View Hotel 3 1.9 miles
Schools in Ouston
- Ouston Primary School Primary
- St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston Primary
Local points of interest
- Beamish Museum Museum 2.3 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 3.4 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 3.9 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 5.2 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 5.8 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 5.8 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 5.9 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 5.9 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 6.2 miles
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 6.2 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 6.2 miles
- St James' Park Stadium 6.3 miles