Duston East
Ward in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.249, -0.939 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 72 61 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 (Northampton) |
The ward of Duston East sits on the western edge of Northampton within the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. Predominantly residential, it mixes older village streets with post‑war and more recent housing estates, and is punctuated by pocket parks and playing fields that give a suburban feel while remaining a short commute from the town centre and regional road links.
Historically the area grew from a small village with medieval roots and later light industry before being absorbed into Northampton’s expansion. Today it is characterised by local shops, primary schools, community centres and sports clubs, a varied demographic and ongoing regeneration and housing projects that reflect a community balancing local identity with the pressures and opportunities of a growing urban area.
Postcode districts covering Duston East
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 16.7 miles
- Northampton 2.7 miles
- Bedford 21.6 miles
- Rugby 15.3 miles
- Kettering 14.2 miles
- Kettering Town 14 miles
- Corby 19.7 miles
- Wellingborough 10.7 miles
- Bletchley 19.8 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 20 miles
- Banbury 21.3 miles
- Rushden 14.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Duston Parish 0.3 miles
- Dallington Spencer Ward 0.4 miles
- Duston West and St. Crispin Ward 0.7 miles
- Upton Parish 1.2 miles
- Harlestone Manor Parish 1.3 miles
- Sixfields Ward 1.5 miles
- Castle Ward 2.1 miles
- Kingsthorpe South Ward 2.1 miles
- Kingsthorpe Parish 2.1 miles
- St. George Ward 2.1 miles
- Kingsthorpe North Ward 2.2 miles
- Hunsbury Meadows Parish 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Duston East
NN5 6TQ, NN5 5DJ, NN5 6SP, NN5 6LP, NN5 6LR, NN5 6FJ, NN5 6DH, NN5 6AU, NN5 6NB … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 35.5 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 37 miles
- Northampton Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Long Buckby Railway Station 7 miles
Hotels near Duston East Ad
- Plough Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- Mercure Northampton 4 1.8 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Northampton 4 3.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 3.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3 4.8 miles
- The Poplars Hotel 4 4.5 miles
- Sunley Hotel 4 2.5 miles
- Ibis Northampton Centre 2 1.7 miles
- Hilton Northampton 4 4.5 miles
- Sedgebrook Hall 4 3.2 miles
Schools in Duston East
- Chiltern Primary School Primary
- Duston Eldean Primary School Primary
- Hopping Hill Primary School Primary
- Lyncrest Primary School Primary
- Millway Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 1 mile
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 1.1 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 6.8 miles
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 8.5 miles
- Easton Neston House Estate 9.2 miles
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 11.7 miles
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 12.2 miles
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 12.2 miles
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 12.3 miles
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 12.4 miles
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 12.4 miles
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 12.4 miles