| Postcode | DH2 1SD | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chester le Street | 
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (4 km) | 
| Bus stops | Wensley Close (NW) Walden Close (SE) Bradley Close (SW) Penhill Close (W) Abbotside Close (NE) Abbotside Close (SW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 62 View | 
| Known addresses | 2 Wensley Close, Ouston 4 Wensley Close, Ouston 5 Wensley Close, Ouston 6 Wensley Close, Ouston 7 Wensley Close, Ouston 8 Wensley Close, Ouston 10 Wensley Close, Ouston 12 Wensley Close, Ouston 14 Wensley Close, Ouston 15 Wensley Close, Ouston 17 Wensley Close, Ouston 21 Wensley Close, Ouston 22 Wensley Close, Ouston 23 Wensley Close, Ouston 24 Wensley Close, Ouston 25 Wensley Close, Ouston 26 Wensley Close, Ouston 27 Wensley Close, Ouston 28 Wensley Close, Ouston 29 Wensley Close, Ouston 30 Wensley Close, Ouston 32 Wensley Close, Ouston 33 Wensley Close, Ouston 35 Wensley Close, Ouston 36 Wensley Close, Ouston 37 Wensley Close, Ouston 38 Wensley Close, Ouston 40 Wensley Close, Ouston 41 Wensley Close, Ouston 42 Wensley Close, Ouston 46 Wensley Close, Ouston 47 Wensley Close, Ouston 48 Wensley Close, Ouston 49 Wensley Close, Ouston 50 Wensley Close, Ouston 51 Wensley Close, Ouston 52 Wensley Close, Ouston 54 Wensley Close, Ouston 55 Wensley Close, Ouston 56 Wensley Close, Ouston 57 Wensley Close, Ouston 58 Wensley Close, Ouston 59 Wensley Close, Ouston 60 Wensley Close, Ouston | 
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 54.882375 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.60955 | |
| Easting | 425148 | |
| Northing | 554250 | |
| Grid reference | NZ251542 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 589202 6082587 | |
| what3words | brief.personal.depravity | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricism struck unclasp | |
| Plus code | 9C6WV9JR+X5 | |
| Altitude | 69 metres (225 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 15.9 KMs (9.9 miles) | 
| Parish | Urpeth | E04010706 | 
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 151 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 59 | |
| 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) | Urpeth | E63007231 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00104633 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 002D | E01020623 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 002D | E01020623 | 
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 Wensley Close, Ouston | Flat (leasehold) | Jun 2025 | £50,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Jun 2005 | £82,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Feb 2002 | £35,500 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Nov 1996 | £28,000 | |
| 7 Wensley Close, Ouston | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Aug 2023 | £220,000 | 
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Jun 2021 | £190,000 | |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Oct 1996 | £52,250 | |
| 15 Wensley Close, Ouston | Detached (leasehold) | Dec 2022 | £220,000 | 
| Detached (leasehold) | May 2000 | £77,000 | |
| 26 Wensley Close, Ouston | Terraced (leasehold) | Sep 2022 | £140,000 | 
| 54 Wensley Close, Ouston | Terraced (leasehold) | Nov 2021 | £39,900 | 
| Terraced (leasehold) | Nov 2010 | £65,000 | |
| Terraced (leasehold) | Jan 2003 | £40,000 | |
| Terraced (leasehold) | May 1996 | £29,000 | |
| 49 Wensley Close, Ouston | Terraced (leasehold) | Sep 2021 | £67,000 | 
| Terraced (leasehold) | Mar 2017 | £71,000 | |
| Terraced (leasehold) | Apr 2010 | £83,000 | |
| Terraced (leasehold) | Aug 2009 | £79,500 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Feb 2005 | £80,500 | |
| 14 Wensley Close, Ouston | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Apr 2021 | £162,000 | 
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Jun 2005 | £135,000 | |
| 50 Wensley Close, Ouston | Flat (leasehold) | Oct 2020 | £58,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Oct 2000 | £33,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Jul 1997 | £27,800 | |
| 30 Wensley Close, Ouston | Terraced (leasehold) | Jun 2020 | £100,000 | 
| Terraced (leasehold) | Oct 2015 | £115,000 | |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Jul 2003 | £79,000 | |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Apr 2001 | £48,950 | |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Feb 1997 | £40,000 | |
| 32 Wensley Close, Ouston | Terraced (leasehold) | Nov 2019 | £124,500 | 
| Terraced (leasehold) | Aug 2018 | £98,000 |