| Postcode | DH2 1RT | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chester le Street | 
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (4 km) | 
| Bus stops | Council Houses (N) Council Houses (S) Crossroads (W) Crossroads (E) Red Lion (N) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 23 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Alford, Ouston 2 Alford, Ouston 5 Alford, Ouston 7 Alford, Ouston 10 Alford, Ouston 11 Alford, Ouston 12 Alford, Ouston 14 Alford, Ouston 16 Alford, Ouston 17 Alford, Ouston 18 Alford, Ouston 20 Alford, Ouston 21 Alford, Ouston 23 Alford, Ouston | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 54.887654 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.599444 | |
| Easting | 425793 | |
| Northing | 554841 | |
| Grid reference | NZ257548 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 589838 6083188 | |
| what3words | contain.deriving.random | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricist subduing untainted | |
| Plus code | 9C6WVCQ2+36 | |
| Altitude | 66 metres (218 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 15.3 KMs (9.5 miles) | 
| Parish | Ouston | E04010674 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Pelton | E05016187 | 
| Unitary Authority | County Durham | E06000047 | 
| County | County Durham | E11000007 | 
| Constituency (2024) | North Durham | E14001389 | 
| MP | Luke Akehurst | Labour | 
| Police force | Durham | |
| Water company | Northumbrian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Durham | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 57 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 24 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Ouston (County Durham) | E63007232 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00104577 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 002A | E01020613 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 002A | E01020613 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Ouston & Beamish | E02004290 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Ouston & Beamish | E02004290 | 
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 | 
| Average property price in Durham | £153,013 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 5.3% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Alford, Ouston | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2024 | £152,000 | 
| 2 Alford, Ouston | Detached (leasehold) | Oct 2024 | £200,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2007 | £176,500 | |
| 10 Alford, Ouston | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2022 | £140,000 | 
| 14 Alford, Ouston | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Mar 2022 | £137,500 | 
| 1 Alford, Ouston | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Jun 2021 | £175,000 | 
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Mar 2018 | £125,000 | |
| 7 Alford, Ouston | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2018 | £138,000 | 
| 17 Alford, Ouston | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Feb 2018 | £121,000 | 
| 5 Alford, Ouston | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2017 | £155,500 | 
| 23 Alford, Ouston | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2017 | £167,500 | 
| 12 Alford, Ouston | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2017 | £162,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2005 | £130,500 |